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I wake up, fall out of bed, drag a comb across my head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

China’s fixed-asset investment in the first nine months of the year will also be in focus, as the property downturn and cautious corporate spending continue to drag on growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

This effect is sometimes referred to as volatility drag: It takes a larger percentage gain to overcome a given percentage loss, and this drag grows by the square of volatility.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

He added that their use had stopped workers leaving to join other companies, or founding their own firms instead, adding: "I think that's a drag on innovation."

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

We must drag the obelisk to the Nile, where it will be floated to Heliopolis.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

Jones, who is known as a commodity trader, said he expects that oil prices could rise by another $20 or $25 a barrel as the Iran conflict drags on.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

But the cast and creator of the latest version, which drags Carrie's story forward 50 years into a world of social media, have been telling BBC Newsbeat why they believe it's still relevant in 2026.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

"We've gained the first direct evidence that the quark indeed drags more plasma with it as it travels," Lee adds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Some business groups have argued that the approval and environmental assessment process for major infrastructure projects in Canada drags on and has chilled investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The arm of webbing arches again and drags me back toward the center of the room.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

It’s a lot easier to sell the trustees on “I got us to the playoff” than “I dragged the moldy carcass of our program to a half-filled stadium for the Toothpaste Bowl.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

"We're very close" to a trade deal with India, a second senior US official said of negotiations with the Asian giant that have dragged on for months.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

However, Poland's Chwalinska, who made a shock run to this year's Roland Garros final, dragged Kartal into a brutal battle and ultimately got the better of it.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

He posted $2-million bail after a few days in custody and was released with GPS monitoring, enabling him to resume a semi-normal life with his family as criminal proceedings dragged on for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Strong Jonn's arms caught him under the armpits and dragged him, with a horrible sucking sound, from the mud.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Ukraine has attacked Moscow and Saint Petersburg throughout the Kremlin's dragging offensive but large-scale hits on Russia's main cities are rare.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

He is fixed on the live stream as a Ukrainian snare swoops in, hovers for a few seconds and drops a net on to the drone, dragging it from the sky.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Beaches typically go through a seasonal cycle with powerful winter waves dragging sand out to sea and more mild summer waves depositing the sand back onshore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The AI trade is propelling stocks to new heights—and it is dragging the rest of the market along for the ride.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Whining, he turned and sniffed all the way back again, the leash dragging behind him.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret