- present participle of drag.
dragging
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Engine winches chug day and night, plunging plumbing tubes dozens of metres down boreholes before dragging them up filled with crude oil slurry.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
I want them to feel pride in sharing their story, I don’t want it to be something that’s dragging them backwards.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2026
A punishing selloff in the tech space was dragging the stock market sharply lower on Thursday, one day after equities saw a big bounce after the Democrats swept Tuesday’s midterm vote.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Google’s market capitalization shed $500 billion in the stock’s worst day ever, dragging down indexes that fell further as Intel and Amazon reported results that concerned investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 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
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