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
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
Tables that seemed to sag gently under the weight of carbohydrates.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
The deals have turned Occidental into a formidable oil-and-gas producer but also saddled it with billions of dollars in debt that weigh it down when oil prices sag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
She skinnied farther out, until the branch began to sag under her weight.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
But the fact that one can articulate the problem so concisely is perhaps why “The Visit” sags a bit in the middle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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
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
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
My body sags and I begin to grow tired.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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
That return sagged partly because Harvard missed out on blockbuster venture-capital returns in 2021, after putting less money into those long-term investments than many of its peers between 2009 and 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
This week, that mark had sagged to 40%, as shown in the chart below.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
Jam sagged with relief, but before she could reply, a door close to them opened and Redemption stepped out in his pajamas.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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
“Immediately noticeable were the sagging eaves, the multitude of leaks from the roof, the dried out, splintered mahogany and the battered exterior woodwork, which had suffered seven decades of winds from the Sound.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
In this alternate universe, beautiful people have pig snouts, distorted mouths, and sagging cheeks.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
The small, sagging house in front of her has faded gingerbread trim.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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