falling behind
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Many goals of the so-called "Paris Agreement for Nature" are falling behind, including a centrepiece commitment to protect 30 percent of Earth's land and oceans.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
The cost would be that the Fed risks falling behind the curve given the booming U.S. economy, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026
Only around 1993 did that accuracy begin to falter and the global population began falling behind the forecasts — because the world began to do what von Foerster and his colleagues recommended it do.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
A lot of high-achieving students have an unhealthy fear of falling behind, says Joe Catrino, executive director of the Dartmouth Center for Career Design.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
At the gun, they got off slowly, falling behind all three other boats: Navy, Syracuse, and Cornell.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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