behind

Example Sentences

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It may sound like an urban myth, but there's real science behind it.

From BBC

Barcelona knew they needed to win to be confident of swerving the play-off round, but fell behind as early as the fourth minute.

From Barron's

They went into their game against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday with a 28-16 record, fourth in the Western Conference but just two games behind the second-placed Spurs.

From Barron's

On Tuesday, American’s flight attendants union called for leadership changes at the airline, saying it is “years behind” competitors and has ignored investments in its product and in customer experience.

From MarketWatch

It also cites a Times investigation that found that Edison fell behind in doing maintenance that it told state regulators was needed and began billing customers for.

From Los Angeles Times