lagging
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During Huang's European tour, Nvidia pledged nearly $10 billion in investments in the continent's tech sector and urged Europe, which is lagging behind in the AI race, to move faster.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Avoiding some of the biggest names in the S&P 500 has left money managers lagging behind the benchmark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
While the state is on track to meet its goal of conserving 30% of its land by 2030, it’s lagging in its efforts to conserve 30% of its coastal waters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Yet beating the market was still difficult: The percentage of mutual funds lagging the S&P 500 was virtually no different in the first half of this year than the past 25 years’ average.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
I dragged myself home at the end of the day, lagging far behind my brothers, who had given up trying to cajole me out of my mood.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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