dragging

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ASML, Europe’s most valuable company, fell 4.4% in Amsterdam, dragging the AEX down 0.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

But the listing prompted at least two peptide companies to sue the FDA, arguing it was dragging its feet on creating the bulks list of allowed compounding substances.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

At 29, after years painstakingly building her career in L.A. and fresh after touring with Kesha, Slayyyter is dragging her music back where it began.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Another factor dragging down crude was Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying the U.S. might “unsanction” Iranian oil that is already at sea.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

I felt a quick pain in my chest, imagining the sídhe sneaking up from their fairy ring and dragging the boy children down.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff