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Meaning: (idiomatic)Tolasttoolong.1929January 11, “SENATE WARS ON VAGUE TERMS OF ANTI-WAR PACT”, inChicago Tribune:Debate on the Kellogg Mar renunciation treatydragged onin the senate today with no immediate prospect of final action.2004December 25, Rebecca Cook, “In Washington state, the race for governor drags on – and on”, inBoston Globe[1]:In Washington state, the race for governordrags on– and on [title]2006July 28, A. O. Scott, “‘The Ant Bully,’ in Which the Bugs Sound Like Movie Stars”, inNew York Times[2]:The villain is a grotesque exterminator voiced by Paul Giamatti, and the climactic battle against him, though itdrags ona bit too long, does have its moments.2024August 7, Tony Streeter, “"It is hard not to be inspired" by Ukraine's 'Iron People'”, inRAIL, number1015, page25:He wants to offer a better experience of the railways, especially as women and children are increasingly making return visits to see the men of their families as the wardrags onand their exile becomes semi-permanent.
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