lagging
Example Sentences
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The event is also an opportunity for Canada to burnish its reputation as a good place to do business after years of lagging investment performance.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Now with the S&P 500 lagging behind international markets for the second consecutive year and concerns about the benchmark’s heavy tech concentration, overseas stocks have returned to favor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Offshore wind power, a complement to solar because it blows overnight, is lagging in California in the face of powerful political opposition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
An Emerson College poll on Thursday found Talarico slightly lagging among Black voters compared to Texas Democrats’ nominee for governor.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
“I kept track. She watched it fourteen times without any lagging of enthusiasm.”
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
