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drag

[drag] / dræg /


NOUN
a puff while smoking
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VERB
haul something to a new place
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Despite the drag, sales across the company’s broader diagnostics unit were up 6.1%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Similar to last quarter, Abbott’s nutrition business continued to drag on the results as sales fell 7.7% on a comparable basis.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Shahniani doesn’t perform as a drag queen, but he enjoys dressing up as ’Naynay for different events and theme park visits.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

This time, however, the “shift is macro-driven rather than caused by lockdowns, which suggests a more persistent drag and genuine demand destruction.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

This time they used a big engine with a winch and thick chains around a giant drum to drag Cleopatra’s Needle off the boat.

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




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