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chug along

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chug along 
1. Lit. [for a train engine] to labor along slowly. (Steam locomotives made the sound "chug, chug.") The train chugged along to the top of the hill.
2. Fig. to move along at a steady pace. We chugged along for two hours but finally made it home.
See also: along


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As often noted in this column, medical stocks tend to chug along no matter how slow the economy, since health care can't be ignored.
The new one is called "Fate," and though its tracks chug along a fair bit slower than Black Kids or CSS, there are some terrific tunes here, tunes that took time to gestate and emerge, songs where the choruses go deep, the harmonies rise high, and the threads of influence stretch far.
PC market will chug along at decent levels albeit slower than previous forecasts and other regions while consumer growth continues.
 
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