lag
Example Sentences
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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
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
The think tank produces another version that excludes housing and other categories whose prices lag market conditions or aren’t directly measured.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Meanwhile, U.S. stocks are so overvalued that they may very well lag inflation over the next decade.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
If this is jet lag, it isn’t fun.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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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