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This year’s results provide yet more evidence that, if you were to pick a mutual fund at random, the odds are high that you will lag a broad-market index fund.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

To stay sharp, they’ve cracked the secret to beating jet lag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

County fire and sheriff’s officials “caused a major gap in communication and a lag in response,” the consequences of which would become clear as incident command fell behind on evacuating west Altadena.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Average hourly earnings for all employees were up 3.0 percent year-on-year, with wages continuing to lag behind stubbornly high inflation -- meaning most workers are seeing real wage losses.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

We sprint around the remains of the training building, and Laia begins to lag.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Driver earnings have lagged behind in Los Angeles, among the first cities to allow driverless Waymo taxis to compete for customers since 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

That’s a function of investors clamoring back into a narrow group of AI-driven technology stocks, which lifted the large-cap index to a fresh record earlier this week as other stocks lagged.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

"Before the ube craze, it was a niche market," he said, adding it had lagged behind high-value crops like bananas, mangoes and coffee.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Japanese small- and mid-cap stocks have lagged large-caps over the past five years, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

They had only lagged behind the others for a couple of minutes, but they took a wrong turning, and presently found themselves pulled up short by the edge of an old chalk quarry.

From "1984" by George Orwell

If AI made it easier to pick market-beating stocks, we therefore should have seen a much lower percentage this year of mutual funds lagging the market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Amid lagging sales, retailers marked down the figurines, alienating collectors who want to see items appreciate in value.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Ferrari have the fastest car in the corners on balance, but have been lagging on the straights so far this year.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

It is concentrated in short routes, such as between-factory round trips; most diesel is burned on long journeys where charging infrastructure is lagging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

When Samir looked back and saw the donkey, the pack mule, and me lagging behind, he slowed to a walk.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri