dragging

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Tuesday’s consumer-price index readout intensified Wall Street’s inflation anxiety, dragging on tech stocks and the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Served with rice and warm bread for dragging through the sauce, it landed somewhere between curry, stew and strategic fridge clean-out — which, honestly, is one of my favorite genres of cooking.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

“That move is dragging the rest of the space higher — in many cases for no real fundamental reason.”

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Hopes of a peace deal to end the Iran war were also dragging down oil prices earlier in the week, which could weigh on Shell’s profit.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The Boo Hag makes her way around the counter and into the dining hall, the stolen pale skin dragging along like an oversized coat.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas