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lag

[lag] / læg /


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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

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

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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