dragging out
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When asked about the possibility of the war dragging out for years, research director Eleanor Budds played down the risk.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
“They are still dragging out this thorny issue,” one member said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
"Seven years of his life have been wasted, with proceedings dragging out, when it was plain all along that there was never any solid evidence," he told the BBC.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025
You don’t want those types of issues dragging out throughout the offseason and kind of being a theme going into the season.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025
Welles had manipulated the audience’s perception of time by dragging out the carprogram’s beginning and then accelerating once the newsflashes started.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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