dragging

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When insurers balked, the company turned around and billed patients’ families, dragging them into financial and legal turmoil and disrupting care for their disabled children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Would dragging the scandal into another season really be welcome for fans?

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The carousel of leaders has taken its toll, driving up borrowing costs and dragging down investment.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

In the quarter ended in January, sales volumes for Hormel’s retail segment fell 6% from a year ago, dragging sales down by 2%.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Mr. Gorringe and his men are still dragging it across 96th Street.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman