lag
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“Put together, we see Honeywell’s growth continuing to lag its peers. While the valuation is relatively inexpensive, we fear that this could be a value trap,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Aggressive global AI infrastructure investment is driving a severe memory-chip shortage, as supply continues to lag far behind demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Even relatively small differences between weekday and weekend schedules may create what researchers often call social jet lag.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
According to the OECD, Britain's low adoption of robotics is "surprising" given its manufacturing heritage, noting that while UK firms have embraced mature digital technologies, they lag behind in robotics and automation.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
But when something drastic happens, there’s a lag time.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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On the other hand, large value funds tied to other benchmarks, which had lower exposure to the hottest memory stocks, lagged behind iShares Russell 1000 Value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Since 1990, you would have lagged a buy-and-hold strategy by 2.9 annualized percentage points by mechanically following this simple strategy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
I asked Krishna if the shift, presumably under way for years, lagged behind his expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
"The lagged effect from high energy prices will probably lift inflation above 3.0 percent in September and to about 3.5 percent early next year," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Papa didn’t need to rub any more salt in Uncle Abdullah’s wounds by reminding him that Usman, who was several years older than me, lagged far behind me in his studies.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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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
Average hourly earnings increased by 3.2 percent year-on-year, lagging inflation and therefore leaving workers with less income in real terms.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Elevated dealer stock levels could require production cuts, higher incentives or a mixture of both in the second half, while customer uptake of new products has been lagging previous guidance, the bank says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Then she became the one lagging in her lessons, surrounded by impatient children.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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Vocabulary lists containing lag
A Long Walk to Water
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"The Drummer Boy of Shiloh"
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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