chug
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So far, the broader market has continued to chug higher.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: The Owala FreeSip water bottle has it all: a unique top that lets you sip or chug, stainless steel to keep water cold all day and special color offerings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor left Windsor not with a regal fanfare, but with the chug of removal lorries, heading for Norfolk in the night.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
There are three in the house: Louise, an 18-year-old puggle; Henry, a 13-year-old Chihuahua terrier and Lily, a 1½-year-old chug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026
She took another chug of her soda, then hopped off the stool.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
Fulton lured 40 friends and relatives on board and chugged all the way to Albany and back, covering 300 miles in 62 hours—an astounding pace of nearly 5 miles an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
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
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
It also asked travelers to “avoid chugging your ranch outside security” lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
That began with the shocked roar that met Rush’s first number, 1977’s “Xanadu,” a chugging slab of custom-van-tested shag splendor, akin to kicking off a trick show with the most dangerous stunt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
The country’s export juggernaut is chugging along ahead of President Trump’s visit to Beijing later this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
A market that keeps chugging ahead doesn’t preclude plenty of volatility under the surface, and it might not stay there.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Nothing, apart from the machinery chugging beneath us.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
