lag

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“You really don’t have the impact of jet lag because you’re purely running on adrenaline,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The lag could feel particularly long with January’s data, which reflect a period when mortgage rates were sinking and optimism was building for the spring season.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Certain stocks are good bets to lag the market in the coming months, according to a new study, regardless of what the market does.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Jon Shulkin, xAI’s chief revenue officer, now leads efforts to boost revenue for X and xAI, which lag competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

That technology lag may have contributed significantly to the delay in Native American developments.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond