lag behind
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But he’d begun to rush the move, which caused his arm to lag behind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Sea temperatures tend to lag behind air temperatures, Bunney says.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
It just has to lag behind the most fevered forecasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Paramount-Warner Bros. would still lag behind Google’s YouTube, Netflix, Disney and Amazon in streaming television viewership.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Then they marched on in silence, and Pippin began to lag behind.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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