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drag in

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to introduce or mention (a topic, name, etc) with slight or no pretext

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

drag in Idioms  
  1. Introduce unnecessarily or forcefully. For example, The defense tried to drag in every scrap of evidence, relevant or not. [Mid-1800s] Also see look like something the cat dragged in.


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Another drag in the latest quarter is an accounting shift involving one of Crocs’s largest U.S. marketplace partners, analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

That day, El Daña said she was grateful to be sharing the stage with iconic legends of drag in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

On Friday a northwesterly wind will start to drag in some colder air from the Arctic region.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

Handling reviews and promotions can be a drag in the best of times; right now it’s even more of a headache than usual.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

The two of us struggled to drag in the queen mattress and dropped it in the middle of the floor.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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