falling behind

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USC reliever Adam Troy then walked North Carolina third baseman Cooper Nicholson before falling behind 3-0 to nine-hole hitter Carter French, leading USC coach Andy Stankiewicz to make a pitching change mid at-bat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

After the March election, the Social Democrats' main right-wing rival, the Liberal party Venstre, also had their worst results for over a century, with just 10.1%, falling behind the Green Left SF.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Market participants are watching Ueda’s speech for signs of a rate increase and a more hawkish stance to avoid falling behind the curve, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Since the Iran war’s start, Lyon said more drivers have been falling behind on their oil changes by a month or two.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Ares and Hermes were falling behind, riding side by side as Clarisse went sword-on-javelin with Connor StolL If we took one more hit to our wheel, I knew we would capsize.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan