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trailing

ADJECTIVE
following
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ADJECTIVE
lagging behind
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Disney-owned ABC had widely promoted the 22nd season of the show, in which 22 men compete for a relationship with a single woman, including trailing it during Sunday night's Oscars gala.

From Barron's

Instead of trailing wolves, ravens remember locations where kills are likely to happen and return to those areas, even from great distances.

From Science Daily

On a trailing p/e basis, the benchmark index is at 25.7 times earnings compared with an average of 15 since 1900.

From MarketWatch

At third base, he stopped to give a salute, then spotted the cameraman trailing him around the bases and pointed to the American flag on his left sleeve.

From Los Angeles Times

RV stocks have struggled since late 2022, down an average of 3% and trailing the S&P 500 by 45 percentage points.

From Barron's