dragging

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In a report, the analyst says that U.S. tariffs are dragging BRP’s financial results, “and it is one of the most negatively affected companies that we are aware of.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

How do you advocate for yourself without coming across as whiny or dragging a coworker into the conversation when they probably never intended to reveal their salary?

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Surging bond yields were spooking investors on Friday, dragging down Asian, European, and U.S. stocks.

From Barron's • May 15, 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

In a feathered hat and banana-yellow dress dragging past her feet, one woman waddled to her seat.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas