drag down
Example Sentences
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Berg said that was significant because it showed that 485 stocks were unable to drag down the index.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
Until October 2025, the wages paid to H-2A workers were, although low, not so low as to distort the labor market and drag down the wages paid to domestic farmworkers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Major macroeconomic events, whether it is a war in the Middle East or tariffs on imports, can scramble Wall Street forecasts, spook investors and drag down stock prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
The risk that a widening conflict would drag down growth and tip the economy into a downturn had been the last, best argument for resuming rate cuts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
I knew the sídhe searched for boys to drag down into their rings.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
