trailing

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Super Micro has racked up $6.8 billion in negative free cash flow for the 12 months trailing March 2026 due to the capital-intensive nature of its business and the AI boom.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Management highlighted consumption growth across the portfolio and continued strength from Rao’s pasta sauce, which surpassed $1 billion in trailing 12-month sales.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Across the state, county and city ballot measures raising levies are trailing or have been defeated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Still, as of Wednesday, Raman was trailing in 54 of the 66 precincts in her own council district.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Chasing after the president, Mary Todd Lincoln, followed by Clara Harris and Major Rathbone, with Laura Keene trailing close behind, burst into the boardinghouse.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson