lagging

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This year, however, 80% of hotels surveyed by the American Hotel and Lodging Assn. said bookings are lagging behind initial forecasts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Many respondents said bookings were even lagging behind that of a typical summer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

A small part of the problem is that the dividend aristocrat index is equal-weighted, but it has done terribly even compared with the equal-weighted S&P, which is itself lagging behind the normal, market-value-weighted index.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

According to eMarketer, Shein’s U.S. e-commerce sales rose 5% last year, lagging the 6.2% growth for the broader online retail industry.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

A gray salt spittle lagging and curling in the rock pool.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy