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SpaceX is one drag on the U.S. outlook, falling 7.7% in after-hours trade as investors balk at the company’s spending plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Payments for the latest settlement will be spread over seven years, so it only represents a 2% to 3% drag on the company’s operating cash flow, the analysts estimate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

That’s been one of the recent bright spots of the economy, as the building of data centers to support the growth in AI has helped offset any drag caused by tariffs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026

However, with 55 runs required off the final 20 balls, Sutherland dispatched Georgia Elwiss for 23 runs, including sending two full tosses away for six, to drag Sunrisers back into the match.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

After she goes, I find the beanbag chairs in the basement and drag them up to the treehouse.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Gulf allies have asked the U.S. in recent weeks for more air-defense interceptors and continued guarantees that the U.S. military will help protect them if the tit-for-tat fighting drags on, officials have said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Tesla for instance drags the automotive sector into growth, just as Amazon does for consumer discretionary and retail.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

"There's no-one home, it's dark, and still, he can't sleep. His day rhythm drags him up."

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

This year, there isn’t a drop of rain in sight as an unusually warm and dry spell drags on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Ms. Washington drags her stool to the back of the class and sits.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

Brent crude oil prices rose on Tuesday as negotiations over the strait dragged on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

In late July, Nguyen and her teenage volunteers dragged wagons of groceries provided by Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez’s office to residents living in single-room occupancy hotels, or SROs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

“Hard to know how much longer other asset markets — particularly stocks — can stand rates at these levels without getting dragged down,” wrote Bob Elliott of Unlimited Funds in commentary recently shared with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

The security source added that Egypt would not draw conclusions until the investigation was complete and insisted Cairo would "not be dragged into the war".

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Slop dragged me back to camp, where the rest of the trolls were waking.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

The positive development in the five-month Middle East war did little to support Asian equities, with tech chipmakers SK hynix and Samsung dragging South Korea's Kospi down after Friday's record-breaking rally.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

At Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz County, a lifeguard was captured on video dragging a boy out of the water in a harrowing rescue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

And after dragging the side back into the Premiership title fight before it all went wrong, Rohl too has been and gone, leaving for Red Bull Salzburg in June.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

As for the rest of this year’s Tour, a lot of it felt like more of the same, the 27-year-old Pogacar asserting control early and dragging the field through a final charge in the Alps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

We went down the road, Patch dragging his feet.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff