dragging

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The prospect of the Strait of Hormuz reopening is also dragging down oil prices, easing fears about inflation and weakening the case for central banks to hike interest rates.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

But the listing prompted at least two peptide companies to sue the FDA, arguing it was dragging its feet on creating the bulks list of allowed compounding substances.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Chief among the forces dragging on European banking is the gloomy outlook for economic growth and inflation fears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

At 29, after years painstakingly building her career in L.A. and fresh after touring with Kesha, Slayyyter is dragging her music back where it began.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The workers were dragging Cleopatra’s Needle onto it.

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