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They're not coached to find space, to drag defences out of shape and then hit them hard.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Einstein's theory of general relativity predicted that a spinning black hole would drag spacetime along with it, twisting it in a way that changes the orbits of the surrounding stars.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

The U.S. dollar was hardly out of its latest funk, even though rising Treasury yields tend to drag the greenback higher.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Another one involves Deborah with a new hotel, called the Diva, that isn’t part of the city’s main drag.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

I fill the water bowl, make sure the jerky bits are all close enough for her to lick up, and drag myself out of the hole.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

And nobody’s seen him, but she knows and they’re arguing and the kid comes over, she has a little chair that she drags everywhere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Kerkez passes the ball to Ngumoha before making a run in-behind which drags defenders away from the ball.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Four years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine set off an energy crisis, European countries face new questions about natural gas security as the war in the Middle East drags on.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

The war in Iran drags on India’s energy import-dependent economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Then he drags traffic cones onto the court, spacing them a foot apart.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

“What’s important is that I feel healthy and mentally sound. I’ve always told people I didn’t want to be dragged off the court.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

For property giant Evergrande, the face of China's real estate woes, an excruciating saga that has dragged on for years culminated on Thursday with court rulings ordering fines and jail terms.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

The sharp rise in borrowing costs added to downward momentum in chip stocks, which dragged on blue-chip indexes across Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Fox’s coverage pivoted from hard fouls to trans panic, Clark got dragged into a fight she has spent three years trying to avoid and Cunningham’s follower count exploded.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

The women dragged mattresses and blankets to the floor to try to get some rest.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

US tech and chip giants including Nvidia, Intel, Micron, and Broadcom took a battering, dragging the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lower.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

For Europe, the summer of 2026 looks like a new normal, with heat waves dragging on productivity and disrupting logistics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

A cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce at Taco Bell has hurt demand, dragging down its U.S. same-store sales by 2% through July 27.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

At Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz County, a lifeguard was captured on video dragging a boy out of the water in a harrowing rescue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

"Nope," Sam said, dragging his spoon through his oatmeal.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry