fall behind
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People fall behind without “appreciable assets,” he wrote in an email.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
But, if the Brewers fall behind in the series, they could be faced with coming back behind the likes of ex-Dodger Dustin May and rookie Robert Gasser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
On the flip side, Belgium at $725 billion and Ireland at $714 billion would be economies he could fall behind if the Musk industrial complex fell into a bear market.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
"Any lab that doesn't focus on alignment will fall behind," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Yes, you’d better. We must not allow Levy Pants to fall behind in the struggle for the survival of the fittest.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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