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dragged

  • past participle
    of drag.
    drag
    verb (used with object)
    to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail.
  • past tense form
    of drag.
    drag
    verb (used with object)
    to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail.

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Fox’s coverage pivoted from hard fouls to trans panic, Clark got dragged into a fight she has spent three years trying to avoid and Cunningham’s follower count exploded.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

“Hard to know how much longer other asset markets — particularly stocks — can stand rates at these levels without getting dragged down,” wrote Bob Elliott of Unlimited Funds in commentary recently shared with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

The U.S. economy sped up in the spring, even as the Iran war dragged on, boosted by the twin engines of consumer spending and business investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Iamaleava didn’t join the program until late in the process last season after his transfer portal drama dragged out through the spring and summer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

But I didn’t want to think about children being dragged away from their parents even more, so I knew she’d done something good.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler