dragging
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U.S. stocks were mixed as rate fears resurfaced and tumult at Nvidia spilled into the wider semiconductor sector, dragging down technology indexes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Depp takes him through the book’s calvary of the spirit, one ghost at a time, director West’s manipulation of the journey’s horror dragging us far into Scrooge’s nightmare epiphanies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
He was not keen on the idea, and has been dragging his feet.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
Engine winches chug day and night, plunging plumbing tubes dozens of metres down boreholes before dragging them up filled with crude oil slurry.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
Val walked behind her, still strangely silent, her feet dragging.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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