dragged
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The case has dragged due to judicial and prosecutorial recusals and other procedural challenges in what has become known as "Stop Stalingrad", in reference to a tactic aimed at wearing down proceeding through constant appeals.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
The top line was dragged by a 23% decline in Webtoon’s IP adaptations business.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The sequence in Episode 2, when the bodega is raided and people are dragged away by the Anti-Vigilante Task Force, that was filmed before Los Angeles, before Minnesota — before all of it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
They were down 12% in 2026 through Tuesday’s close, dragged lower by concerns about stagnant bottom-line growth and macroeconomic headwinds that could weigh on theme-park attendance.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
As it flowed back, the wave of water dragged with it so many trees that a floating mass of logs covered the entire surface of the water.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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