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“Put together, we see Honeywell’s growth continuing to lag its peers. While the valuation is relatively inexpensive, we fear that this could be a value trap,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

Jet lag - the world's most annoying holiday souvenir – is the price we pay for flying off around the globe on travels or holidays.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Even relatively small differences between weekday and weekend schedules may create what researchers often call social jet lag.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Now lifestyles have become comparable to those in temperate zones, and civilization in the tropical zones need no longer lag behind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Then we crammed ourselves into a battered little Peugeot taxi that felt like home at last, and came to Elisabet’s house, to fall into sleep or the fitful wakefulness of jet lag.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Since 1990, you would have lagged a buy-and-hold strategy by 2.9 annualized percentage points by mechanically following this simple strategy.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

Krishna acknowledged that IBM’s cultural transition has lagged his expectations, noting that such changes always take longer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

I asked Krishna if the shift, presumably under way for years, lagged behind his expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

"The lagged effect from high energy prices will probably lift inflation above 3.0 percent in September and to about 3.5 percent early next year," he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Tommy seemed to be understanding things even less than me and was letting out hesitant little half-laughs that lagged some way behind.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Average hourly earnings increased by 3.2 percent year-on-year, lagging inflation and therefore leaving workers with less income in real terms.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

Just last month, Microsoft began layoffs of 20% of its Xbox employees as part of a sweeping reorganization to revive the company’s lagging games division.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

But Jamner of ClearBridge said the fact that revenue growth is lagging behind capex is not a surprise.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

Newcastle's income streams have still grown - from £140m in 2021 to £335.3m in 2025 - but they are lagging behind the Premier League's highest-earning clubs.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Sales were definitely lagging behind last year and so was the money.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier