trailing

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Red Bull, like McLaren and Ferrari, brought a major upgrade to their car for this weekend, and while McLaren's worked well early on, refinements from Red Bull and Mercedes left the sprint winners trailing.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The performance dragged down trailing 12-month returns to 8.5%, compared with 12.4% in the fourth quarter and 13.3% in the same period last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Shares have fallen about 7% since the start of the Iran war, trailing the S&P 50o by about 11 percentage points, despite rising gasoline prices that make EVs look more attractive to car buyers.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The Roundhill Magnificent Seven exchange-traded fund is only up about 1.7% this year, trailing the S&P 500’s 4.8% gain and Nasdaq Composite’s 7.1% increase.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

And it is better—better than counting sidewalk lines alone or trailing behind Jax and Deb.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari