sag
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Shares for the fast-food chain have slid 50% this year as its sales sag.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Together, they are intended to support the muscles of the throat so the airway is less likely to sag or collapse during sleep.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
After the two steel columns buckled and several floors of the building began to sag, nine surrounding buildings were evacuated and emergency responders blocked off the streets amid morning rush hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
National rail said heat can cause overhead lines to expand and sag, line-side fires and also rails to buckle.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Her shoulders literally sag when she doesn’t find it.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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Home buyers are scoring the biggest discounts in over a decade as the housing market sags from weak demand.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 2, 2026
Ryan Sweet, chief U.S. economist at Oxford Economics, described the current picture as a jobless expansion, when GDP increases but the job market sags.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
Isaac plays him with a pitchman’s exuberance that sags as the corners of his mouth wrench down in disappointment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
Gold and stocks have been rallying together to record highs, as the dollar sags and bond yields go sideways.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025
I can’t see what else is inside but it’s a lot heavier than any baby, based on the way the pram’s bottom sags.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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This lock-in effect—homeowners refusing to sell and give up a low mortgage rate they locked in years ago—has allowed prices to continue rising, even as demand has sagged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
In this scenario, dense, water-rich portions of Earth's cooler outer crust periodically sagged downward and collapsed into the hotter mantle, transporting water with them.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Two load-bearing columns of a 37-story tower currently under construction, located near Grand Central Terminal, warped and several floors sagged on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Two columns buckled and floors sagged in the former Pfizer headquarters in Midtown during an apartment conversion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
With each passing minute Ms. Bethune’s face sagged and her eyes filled with tears.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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A sagging stock price can even be an advantage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Streaming giant Netflix is big enough around the world to make up for sagging viewership in the U.S.,
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Her protagonist - who is 50 - has a slight obsession with sagging skin, which will no doubt strike a chord with many.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
In this alternate universe, beautiful people have pig snouts, distorted mouths, and sagging cheeks.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
I felt myself sagging into Ty'ree like he was a wall, felt him put his arms around me.
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
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