trailing

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Russell headed into the five-week break enforced on F1 by the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grands Prix second in the championship, trailing team-mate Kimi Antonelli by nine points.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

At 22, he’s also the second-youngest to get there, trailing only Paul Kariya.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

That has left an equal weight index of the S&P 500 names trailing the official benchmark by around four percentage points over the same time period.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Polls show her trailing Graham Platner, the tattooed oysterman endorsed by Bernie Sanders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

And there was the Bloomer rolling along, a gleam of apple red trailing white smoke behind like the tail of a kite.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood