sag
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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
The shelves would sag, her husband would cheerfully hammer up more reinforcements, and the cycle continued from there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025
Lyddie could read it in the sag of her face.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
China’s government is pouring money into AI, electric cars and military power, while consumer confidence sags and the job market grows bleak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Home buyers are scoring the biggest discounts in over a decade as the housing market sags from weak demand.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 2, 2026
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
A wooden bookcase piled with works of pre-Columbian history, archaeology and artist catalogs sags in the middle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
The rubbery sandwich sags like a sad frown.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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 columns buckled and floors sagged Tuesday in the former Pfizer headquarters in midtown during an apartment conversion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
This week, that mark had sagged to 40%, as shown in the chart below.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
Contract signings sagged in the Northeast and Midwest, dropping a seasonally adjusted 8.3% and 3.3% from last January’s level.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
It sagged around his shoulders, and its color matched his hair.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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
The upper end, comprising more expensive homes, is humming along, particularly in pricey markets in the Northeast, while the lower end, comprising more affordable homes, is sagging.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Several floors near the building’s collapsed columns were also sagging, according to city fire officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
He’s sagging a bit in his uniform, slumped behind his counter.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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