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as in faded
to lose bodily strength or vigor
during the fourth quarter the whole team seemed to lag
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as in delayed
to move or act slowly
the tired puppy was lagging behind the rest of the pack
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Recent Examples of lagged
Studies show IPOs lagged the Russell 3000 by over 2% annually from 1992-2018.
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Cicely Jones,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The Core 7 350 generally lagged the Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm alternatives across the board—more in some cases than others.
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Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
29 June 2026
Qualcomm, which lagged on data-center tech for several years, is uniquely positioned in the field due to its decades-long run with smartphone chips.
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Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
26 June 2026
This year Qualcomm’s gains have lagged a general rally by chip stocks as investors concentrated on names more closely associated with spending on AI components.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Rural providers have long lagged behind in adopting new technology – not from a lack of interest, but from a lack of staff and resources.
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Kevin J. Bennett,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
Some peptides on the list have shown promise in animal studies, though human testing has lagged behind, BPC-157 among them, with only a handful of small human trials despite extensive animal data.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Legal analysts and oncology groups have argued Kennedy’s years of rhetoric against the vaccine have already contributed to depressed uptake, particularly in conservative-leaning states where HPV coverage lagged even before pandemic disruptions.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Oil and gas stocks led gains, while miners and travel stocks lagged the broader index.
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Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
18 June 2026
Cicely Jones,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The Core 7 350 generally lagged the Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm alternatives across the board—more in some cases than others.
—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
29 June 2026
Qualcomm, which lagged on data-center tech for several years, is uniquely positioned in the field due to its decades-long run with smartphone chips.
—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
26 June 2026
This year Qualcomm’s gains have lagged a general rally by chip stocks as investors concentrated on names more closely associated with spending on AI components.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Rural providers have long lagged behind in adopting new technology – not from a lack of interest, but from a lack of staff and resources.
—
Kevin J. Bennett,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
Some peptides on the list have shown promise in animal studies, though human testing has lagged behind, BPC-157 among them, with only a handful of small human trials despite extensive animal data.
—
Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Legal analysts and oncology groups have argued Kennedy’s years of rhetoric against the vaccine have already contributed to depressed uptake, particularly in conservative-leaning states where HPV coverage lagged even before pandemic disruptions.
—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Oil and gas stocks led gains, while miners and travel stocks lagged the broader index.
—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lagged
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As impact heating faded, the upper mantle cooled, and the once-thin basaltic crust thickened.
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On Saturday night, the visibility faded to a point where the old-school scoreboard above the center-field bleachers could not be seen from the press box high atop the Friendly Confines.
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Tuesday night’s showdown with Ecuador was delayed by an hour because of lightning.
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First, a five-year closing process delayed the project, which was supposed to be completed by 2021.
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Yet finance, policy certainty and infrastructure weakened for the first time in more than a decade.
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Internal fractures, economic decline and public frustration have weakened the movement and opened a new chapter of uncertainty.
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After being denied by Cuba, the ship approached Florida and lingered offshore, so close the passengers could see the lights of Miami.
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Steven Rinella's symptoms, on the other hand, lingered for months, leaving him unable to walk down stairs without a handrail or to ride a bike.
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From there, however, his scoring pace sagged somewhat down the stretch of Frölunda’s season.
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Weiss had initially sought to reinvent the CBS Evening News, dropping a two-anchor format that had sagged in the ratings.
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When Twain lunched with Theodore Roosevelt, he was dismayed that the president dragged in his Rough Rider exploits in Cuba three or four times.
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The bureau said government spending, exports, consumer spending all drove real GDP growth, while imports dragged.
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Hall went north alone again in the spring of 1776 as Georgia’s patriot government, which had removed the royal governor in January and taken control of the colony, debated the priorities the colony would pursue at the Congress.
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Senate Budget Committee Vice Chairman Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks, lamented how the budget process went.
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So, while the Dodgers crawled out of the hole with a season-high 17 hits, the steep cost heightens the pressure on the rest of the rotation the rest of the series.
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Unlike text or images, robotic manipulation data cannot be crawled from the internet.
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