lagging

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His campaign didn’t survive, but those problems—tens of thousands of people without housing, costs crunching millions of people with housing, and lagging crisis response—are real.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Several factors help explain the recent underperformance of Walmart shares, which are up just 6% so far this year, lagging behind rival stocks like Costco, Target and Amazon.com.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

A series of missteps, including a foray into renewable energy that failed to deliver promised returns, had left BP’s shares lagging behind peers and investor confidence waning.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Around 80% of hotels surveyed by the American Hotel and Lodging Assn. reported that room bookings are lagging behind expectations for the 2026 World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The carpenters then installed pieces of wood, called lagging, that spanned the space between two centerings.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay