foot dragging

Example Sentences

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These twinned crises put the U.S. on its slow, foot-dragging path toward energy independence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The bureaucratic foot-dragging has to end so that America can do the same.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Lagarde nevertheless warned that the consequences of further foot-dragging go beyond "losing the race in AI models".

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

"We need to see faster action from the government and not this foot-dragging... because if nature suffers then humanity suffers as well."

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025

Outraged by Morgan Stanley’s foot-dragging, Howie Hubler threatened to quit.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis