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lagging
adjective as in backward
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Example Sentences
But despite having key ingredients for success in place, India risks lagging behind without basic structural fixes to education, research and state policy, experts say.
Although Spanish electric vehicle production is lagging behind the rest of Europe, he sees enormous potential in that area.
For months now, California has been lagging behind the nation in job growth, with hiring weakness in major sectors such as high tech and entertainment.
In elementary school, high school and college, boys and men are lagging behind girls and women in academic performance.
If “The Brutalist” wins the coveted best picture Oscar, it will be one of the longest films to ever do so, although its box-office take is lagging considerably behind many previous recipients.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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