lagged
Example Sentences
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Jacob Internet lost 70% in 2000 and 56% in 2001—and, since its launch, has lagged behind the S&P 500 by nearly 14 percentage points annualized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Its year-over-year sales growth has lagged behind capital-expeditures growth by a much wider margin than usual, noted a team of BofA strategists led by Savita Subramanian, head of U.S. equity strategy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 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
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
I carried one of the suitcases and lagged behind them in the narrow street.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
