lagging

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Domestic pressure has been building on the prime minister to reach a deal, with the Conservative opposition citing Canada's lagging economic growth and high youth unemployment rate.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Many respondents said bookings were even lagging behind that of a typical summer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

A small part of the problem is that the dividend aristocrat index is equal-weighted, but it has done terribly even compared with the equal-weighted S&P, which is itself lagging behind the normal, market-value-weighted index.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

That lagging action, however, could now present a potential catch-up opportunity as the stock begins attempts to stabilize.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Shem & John was lagging behind, striking each other on the Shoulders, & Prince was before us, playing upon the Fife.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson