lugging

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Picture, said Hutchcraft, laborers going up and down the rows with bags on their shoulders, picking orange fruit and filling them, and then lugging the bags to tubs at the ends of rows.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

In Fiorito, neighbors come and go to "Diego's house," as they call it, lugging containers which volunteers fill with chicken stew or other meals cooked in giant cauldrons in the yard.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Brady ran like was lugging two bushels of oysters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Filmed at night, it shows the star and a group of others lugging duffel bags and equipment towards the Hollywood sign.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Perry ran too, but he could not run as fast; his legs were shorter, and he was lugging the suitcase.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote