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[sag] / sæg /




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Shares for the fast-food chain have slid 50% this year as its sales sag.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

Our efforts tend to sag when we feel comfortable in our roles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2025

Her shoulders literally sag when she doesn’t find it.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

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

If, at times, the narrative structure sags and the character portraits blur, it’s in service to the immensity of hope and defiance extinguished by the airstrike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 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

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

She sags forward, but I don’t have time to adjust her.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Sales have sagged since he bought his dealerships about a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

Their first two LPs sagged on the Billboard 200, but the third, in 1975, did well, boosted by the hit “It Only Takes a Minute.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

I was so relieved to see it was our uncle that my whole body sagged.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

Hieronimus said L'Oreal's brands SkinCeuticals and Kiehl's have products "that have been designed to work alongside and complement GLP-1 and its side effects on skin sagging" and other effects related to rapid weight loss.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 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

In this alternate universe, beautiful people have pig snouts, distorted mouths, and sagging cheeks.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026

He witnessed people with doctorate degrees and 20 years of experience coming out of rooms with their faces sagging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Maybe he meant to be helpful in trying to keep me at home, but his old-fashioned expectations were revealing themselves like a sagging slip.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu


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