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trailing

ADJECTIVE
following
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ADJECTIVE
lagging behind
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Example Sentences

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Consider for example whether value stocks’ relative strength over the trailing four months is correlated with their relative strength over the subsequent four months.

From MarketWatch

He looked around nervously, his voice trailing off as he spoke.

From Barron's

With the Lakers trailing by 20 by the third quarter, the chants for James started early.

From Los Angeles Times

Jan. 22 marked Meta’s strongest daily gain in seven months, making it the second-best performer in the Nasdaq 100, trailing only Datadog.

From Barron's

Small caps have been doing pretty well since early November, when value stocks, cyclical stocks and other lagging corners of the market started to outperform after trailing their large-cap growth rivals for years.

From MarketWatch