lag
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What the business press didn’t report was the timing of another issue much tighter than the three-year lag after the move.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
High-beta currencies such as the Australian dollar, the Korean won and the Taiwan dollar may gain, while the Indian rupee, the Indonesian rupiah and the Philippine peso could lag.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
But year-over-year measures lag; they blend today’s momentum with price changes from 12 months ago, obscuring whether inflation is accelerating right now.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Investors should “cut relative losers quick in this bullish tape, specifically discretionary stocks which have been a major lag on portfolio performance in 2026,” he said.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
After ten minutes lag time, Jamie tugged the hem of Claudia’s jacket, and they cautiously got up.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
Vocabulary lists containing lag
A Long Walk to Water
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"The Drummer Boy of Shiloh"
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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