lagging
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Microsoft’s video game division plans to eliminate 3,200 jobs, or around 20% of its staff over the next year, as part of a sweeping reorganization to revive the company’s lagging games division.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
US officials have warned that many allies were "lagging behind" on their pledge to spend 5% cent of GDP on the military by 2035, the paper reports.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Thursday's data showed that average hourly earnings for US workers increased by 3.5 percent over the year, lagging behind inflation by 0.7 percentage points.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Axon’s share price fell 6% last year, severely lagging behind the S&P 500, which analysts attributed in part to wider concerns about AI disrupting the software industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Through smaller class sizes and more intense attention given to lagging students, it managed to claw its way into the middle.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
