tug

Example Sentences

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Expect stocks to get more volatile from here as inflation, war, and a huge stock listing tug investors in various directions.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

With the Iran war now well into its third month, countries are scrambling to circumvent the geopolitical tug of war by transitioning more quickly to renewables.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Gravitational pulls from planets slowly tug on the individual fragments in different ways, causing the once compact stream to spread out and eventually blend into the background dust filling the solar system.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Prediction-market operators have been in the middle of a tug of war between state and federal regulators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The words were barely out of her mouth when she felt the tug on her line.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn