drag down
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Weaker growth data can become good news because they imply less inflation and less policy drag down the line.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Berg said that was significant because it showed that 485 stocks were unable to drag down the index.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
Until October 2025, the wages paid to H-2A workers were, although low, not so low as to distort the labor market and drag down the wages paid to domestic farmworkers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
In his annual letter to shareholders, the JPMorgan Chase chief executive warned that the war could drag down financial markets even further if interest rates start to rise.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The two zeroes drag down the two A’s.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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