drag

And what it would take to drag it back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Its activewear brand Athleta continued to drag on the company’s top line in the latest quarter, offsetting growth for the Gap brand, and Banana Republic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

One of the plaintiffs, Brigitte Bandit, a drag queen and longtime activist, frequently performs as the Grammy-winning artist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

"It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen."

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Hidden among the rocks was a small rowboat and a pair of oars, which he proceeded to drag to the lake’s edge.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Iran, however, has long faced sanctions and has so far shown a willingness to endure pain and a capacity to adapt to immense economic and military pressure as the conflict drags on.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

CEO David Ellison has suggested a possible move as the antitrust battle drags on over the company’s Warner Bros. deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

And nobody’s seen him, but she knows and they’re arguing and the kid comes over, she has a little chair that she drags everywhere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Four years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine set off an energy crisis, European countries face new questions about natural gas security as the war in the Middle East drags on.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

“And will there be gray, wet days where I just don’t know what to do and there’s nothing to read or to watch and nowhere to go and the day drags on forever?” asked Coraline.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman

Investment fell slightly, dragged down by a hefty fall in the field of machinery and equipment.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

U.S. stocks are starting the week on a mixed note, with the Nasdaq dragged lower by chip stocks and the Dow edging higher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Nasdaq futures fell 0.6% as chip stocks dragged, with Sandisk and Marvell Technology falling 5% and 4% premarket, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

As the trial dragged on, stays became longer than anyone anticipated and accommodation became a constant scramble.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

She dragged the shark out of the wagon and across the biggest vent, where steam hissed out between the stones.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

But with the war dragging on, the underlying cause of supply disruptions remains and there is still a risk of inflation becoming too high, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

US tech and chip giants including Nvidia, Intel, Micron, and Broadcom took a battering, dragging the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lower.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

“I’m dragging him to brunch and trying to get him to golf with me — never happened.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

They had found a 1999 local newspaper story claiming that police had searched salvage yards by helicopter as well as dragging the Fox River but there was no evidence the latter had happened.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

We began to run, the sand dragging at our feet.

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