lag

Wisdom teeth provide another example of evolutionary lag.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

Not surprisingly, research shows that people who buy after a stock starts trading, which is most of us, tend to lag the market in the first few years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

All of these efforts aim to make up for a persistent lag behind Google, OpenAI and Anthropic, which dominate the race for cutting-edge AI models.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Standards of living in the east have significantly improved since reunification, even if wages still lag behind the west, particularly when compared to wealthy states like Bavaria.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

The morning, for all its shadowed moments, had promoted me to a new level of friendship, I did not lag so far behind as I had thought.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

The club was a perk for Indian bureaucrats and military officers whose government salaries lagged behind those in the private sector, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Until now, though, enzymatic methods have lagged far behind conventional manufacturing in the number of DNA sequences they can produce simultaneously.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

Bur he lagged behind Antonelli throughout, and although there was less than 0.1secs separating the Mercedes drivers after their first runs, the gap opened when Russell did not improve and Antonelli lopped 0.274secs off his.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

The southwestern region of Honam -- a traditional liberal stronghold encompassing Gwangju and the Jeolla provinces -- has long lagged behind the more industrialised southeast.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Ridge explored every single store—Lord & Taylor, Williams-Sonoma, even the Watch Station—as Gibby walked beside him and Michael lagged silently behind.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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

Until the railroad boom of the 18th century’s second half, the U.S. was actually lagging the U.K., owing to major panics in 1819 and 1837.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 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

Ferrari are recognised as having the best chassis in F1 this year, but their engine is lagging behind Mercedes.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

The boys marched around his laid-out body—with Clayton lagging behind, not sure what to do.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia