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Soprano Elizabeth Novella was a monochromatic Donna Anna, and exaggerated rubato often made her impassioned outbursts sag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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

They added that the coils are rigid and don’t sag over time like single-strand wires, “which helps reduce the risk of accidental wildlife entanglement.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 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

He could tell from the whole feel of the place, which simply seemed to sag, as if all hope had been given up long ago—if there had ever been any to begin with.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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

The rubbery sandwich sags like a sad frown.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

This week, that mark had sagged to 40%, as shown in the chart below.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

The economy has seen little to no growth, and living standards have sagged in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 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 isn’t as if the stock sagged consistently.

From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025

He sank to his knees as the last of his feathers fell and the wing structures sagged.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Several floors near the building’s collapsed columns were also sagging, according to city fire officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

If sagging cables touch trees or buildings below, that could cause an accident or power failure.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

A spokesman for Poland's long-distance rail operator, PKP Intercity, told AFP the heatwave was expected to affect traffic, with overhead power lines sagging and rails deforming.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

Middle and lower-income households are facing the most pressure, and until the war ends, “they will have little choice but to rein in their spending, weighing further on the sagging economy.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 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