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
“I got into it because I was a mom who saw too many families being ignored, too many classrooms falling behind, and too many elected officials unwilling to stand up for our kids.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Four years later, falling behind late on after being dominated by Bayern in Munich, Chelsea and Drogba's hopes seemed to be fading fast.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
“If that doesn’t happen, traders will conclude the Fed is falling behind, and a further rise in U.S. inflation risk premiums and a new steepening of the yield curve may ensue,” they wrote.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
They came for him as the sun was falling behind a red-fringed line of clouds that had banked against the horizon.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
