fall behind
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Economic damage from high energy prices and rising borrowing costs is mounting globally, splitting the world into a new set of winners and losers as countries with limited exposure to the artificial-intelligence boom fall behind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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
The CMS has the power to try to recover arrears if parents fall behind with payments.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
You go till the number is so big you can’t say it in your head in the space of a second, and so you fall behind.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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