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dragging

[drag-ing] / ˈdræg ɪŋ /


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There is no point at which the dragging of Schmitt for this performance would turn excessive.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

Asian stocks started the week mostly lower, with chip stocks dragging on indexes in Japan and South Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

You don’t want to muck bait it and drag it out for the sake of dragging it out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The fight had initially been discussed for November but, with negotiations over the venue dragging on, it now looks set for December.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

It was so still in there that when one of them turned a page it sounded like someone was dragging a cotton sack across the floor.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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