drag into
verb
dragged into; dragging into; drags into
: to involve (a person, group, etc.) in (a difficult or complicated situation)
I'm sorry for dragging you into this.
We will not let the country be dragged into another war.
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The Gaza war widened this divide and then the Iran war created a sense that the region was being dragged into instability through Israeli-Iranian confrontation.
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Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 15 May 2026
Police also found a bloody rock, bloody handprints and evidence that Rivera had been forcibly dragged into the house and assaulted.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
More than 2,800 people have been killed in Lebanon since the country was dragged into the Middle East war on March 2, according to health authorities.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
Investigators believe Rivera had been forcibly dragged into the residence and attempted to escape.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
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Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 15 May 2026
Police also found a bloody rock, bloody handprints and evidence that Rivera had been forcibly dragged into the house and assaulted.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
More than 2,800 people have been killed in Lebanon since the country was dragged into the Middle East war on March 2, according to health authorities.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
Investigators believe Rivera had been forcibly dragged into the residence and attempted to escape.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
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“Drag into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag%20into. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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