trailing

Example Sentences

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Private credit default rates have been rising for a while now, peaking at 5.8% in January before falling to 5.4% in the trailing 12-month period ended in February, according to Fitch Ratings.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The level of pessimism has reached a point where tech’s trailing PEG is implying “future earnings will be much weaker and is as low as the trough after the tech bubble burst in 2003-05.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The discovery in a border area of neighbouring Serbia comes as Orban's party is badly trailing in opinion polls ahead of crucial elections next Sunday.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Still, the company’s price-to-earnings ratio on Thursday was about 61 times trailing 12 month earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

You choose one at random, trailing a few feathers with you.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern