chug
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When you feel groggy, it's tempting to chug multiple coffees or fizzy drinks.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Going to Babble On” has a quicker pulse with guitars that chug, and its vibe has the melodic ease of the early-’80s pop style sometimes called yacht rock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
All three major U.S. stock indexes ended last week at fresh highs and are continuing to chug along this year.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
So far, the broader market has continued to chug higher.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
“Is Tobias still bothering you?” he asks after a long chug.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
Influencers in cowboy hats chugged cartons of milk.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Massie even chugged a celebratory glass of raw milk.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
“Let Me Roll It” had a funky swagger, while “Getting Better” chugged with cheerful insistence; “I’ve Just Seen a Face” showed off the group’s crisp harmonies and “Lady Madonna” its tight rhythmic interplay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
At one point on Thursday the train chugged past a queue of trucks waiting for fuel -- the trains themselves run on diesel, with the state railway company maintaining its own stocks.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
No matter how squirrelly we felt when we burst in the door, by the time we’d chugged it all down we were looking pretty docile.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
The forecast for this year requires Wall Street to keep chugging along.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
U.S. stocks have kept chugging higher this year, but bonds haven’t been able to shake off a five-year slump.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Growth statistics continue to point to an economy that’s chugging along as the data-center boom offsets slowing activity in the housing market and elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
As Banderas plays him, he’s a bearish marvel of a man with the kind of earthy soul that would have had Ernest Hemingway chugging salty dogs on his barstool all night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Muhammad is in front of the kitchen sink, chugging raw eggs from a carton for a new regimen he’s on.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
