lag
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He expressed frustration with a perceived lag in the arrival of aid while the nation celebrated Independence Day with pomp and ceremony in the capital Jakarta.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Put together, we see Honeywell’s growth continuing to lag its peers. While the valuation is relatively inexpensive, we fear that this could be a value trap,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Jet lag - the world's most annoying holiday souvenir – is the price we pay for flying off around the globe on travels or holidays.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
A circadian-rhythm-based lighting system to ease jet lag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
He heard their footsteps lag farther and farther behind as he fled and then cease altogether.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
This chart demonstrates the lagged effect of three of these contractionary forces: dollar strength and rising oil prices and long-bond yields.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Since 1990, you would have lagged a buy-and-hold strategy by 2.9 annualized percentage points by mechanically following this simple strategy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
JPMorgan found that the U.S. healthcare sector has lagged behind the S&P 500 every year since the ChatGPT artificial intelligence model was first launched almost four years ago.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The surge in sales—which more than doubled on-quarter—is underpinned by zircon and synthetic rutile volumes, while rutile lagged, MS says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
“From the beginning, the aesthetic scores lagged way behind the comfort scores,” said Bill Dowell, who was research lead on the Aeron.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
More than 80 performers have signed the letter, with Derry Girls actor Siobhán McSweeney saying she was "deeply worried" that the government was lagging behind.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
An Emerson College poll on Thursday found Talarico slightly lagging among Black voters compared to Texas Democrats’ nominee for governor.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Last week, fresh official data showed wage growth coming in at 3.2 percent year-on-year, lagging inflation and meaning that most people were seeing their income shrink in real terms.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Tesla’s robotaxis have been lagging behind after they launched in Austin in 2025 and were met with several reports of glitches and safety concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
He didn’t even yell at the twins for lagging behind to pick up interesting-looking rocks for their growing collection.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
Vocabulary lists containing lag
A Long Walk to Water
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"The Drummer Boy of Shiloh"
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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