lag

Wisdom teeth provide another example of evolutionary lag.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

All of these efforts aim to make up for a persistent lag behind Google, OpenAI and Anthropic, which dominate the race for cutting-edge AI models.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

It expects dry weather to tighten palm oil supply, with the full impact on fresh fruit bunch yields likely to emerge in 2027 due to the crop’s biological lag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Standards of living in the east have significantly improved since reunification, even if wages still lag behind the west, particularly when compared to wealthy states like Bavaria.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Because of the time lag in communications, the general prisoners probably did not learn of our participation for a day or so.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

PepsiCo’s North America business lagged in the latest quarter, and the stock was having its worst day in 15 months, even as strength in international business led to an earnings beat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Until now, though, enzymatic methods have lagged far behind conventional manufacturing in the number of DNA sequences they can produce simultaneously.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

Bur he lagged behind Antonelli throughout, and although there was less than 0.1secs separating the Mercedes drivers after their first runs, the gap opened when Russell did not improve and Antonelli lopped 0.274secs off his.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

The southwestern region of Honam -- a traditional liberal stronghold encompassing Gwangju and the Jeolla provinces -- has long lagged behind the more industrialised southeast.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

When the Crow’s Eye took the fleet to sea Tris had simply lagged behind, changing course only when the other ships were lost to sight.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Microsoft’s video game division plans to eliminate 3,200 jobs, or around 20% of its staff over the next year, as part of a sweeping reorganization to revive the company’s lagging games division.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Until the railroad boom of the 18th century’s second half, the U.S. was actually lagging the U.K., owing to major panics in 1819 and 1837.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026

There has been a perception that Canada is lagging behind, as Mexico and the US have announced multiple rounds of formal talks, while Canada and the US have not.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Axon’s share price fell 6% last year, severely lagging behind the S&P 500, which analysts attributed in part to wider concerns about AI disrupting the software industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

We walk in silence, lagging behind, until finally she judges she can say, “Of course you can’t. But find out and tell us.”

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood