left behind
Example Sentences
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One billion people — mostly English speakers — are benefiting from improving AI systems, while another 7 billion are largely left behind, the report said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The practice was banned in 2020, but the bare faces that cutting left behind are still collapsing and eroding today, washing sediment down into reservoirs.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
And if even the big corporations can see that a diet of universally palatable slop is unsustainable and troubling, it’d be a shame to get left behind, comparing favorite Marvel moments with a chatbot.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The destructive ideological movements I left behind eight years earlier had crossed the ocean to my adopted homeland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
From the incredible acts of a brave young woman to a determination I can feel growing inside me to pick up the mantle she’s left behind.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
