trailing

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Over the past year, XLE has been the second-best performing sector, rallying 45% and trailing only technology.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 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

Here’s an updated look at the valuations for two other stocks that have traded high to trailing sales:

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

She had been too absorbed with watching Dr. van Heerden’s beard fluff out like Fat Cheeks’s mane or with the warthog trailing around after Baba Joseph.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer