lagging

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Sweden and Rwanda have both set ambitious targets of eliminating cervical cancer by 2027, separately launching accelerated vaccination and screening programmes, though both countries are lagging behind key milestones.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Investors feared that Google Gemini was lagging behind competitors, but Gemini has grown to be the most downloaded AI app behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT, according to data from Sensor Tower.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

The fund is lagging behind the S&P 500 during the one and five years ending March 31, based on performance on the Pershing Square Holdings fund’s website External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Miller has been lagging far behind Bass, Raman and Pratt in public opinion polls, which also show a large percentage of voters undecided.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Actually, the bookies in the cigar shops in Poughkeepsie had Cal and Washington at even money, with Cornell lagging just behind at eight to five.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown