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lag

[lag] / læg /


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The health insurance impact on young workers from AI disruption is likely to lag labor market trends.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

What the business press didn’t report was the timing of another issue much tighter than the three-year lag after the move.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

“There’s a lot of lag, and shock absorbers can only work for so long,” Halff said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

To meet growing power demands without any lag, the new electrical standard for these systems needs to be 800-volt direct current, the company says.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

There was the usual lag time while he thought.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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