lagging

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After a rocky election night that showed the tax lagging, supporters claimed victory Tuesday after the latest vote tally pushed Measure ER further over the 50% margin needed to pass.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

His campaign didn’t survive, but those problems—tens of thousands of people without housing, costs crunching millions of people with housing, and lagging crisis response—are real.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Several factors help explain the recent underperformance of Walmart shares, which are up just 6% so far this year, lagging behind rival stocks like Costco, Target and Amazon.com.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Shareholders expect Apple to release new artificial-intelligence features after years of lagging behind its rivals on AI.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The boys marched around his laid-out body—with Clayton lagging behind, not sure what to do.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia