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Most of the indicators used to gauge the health of the service industry are released with considerable time lags.
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Edoardo Campanella, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2016
In other words, the Reagan-era tax cuts and deregulation did not spur productivity growth, even allowing for a time lag.
—Edward Conard, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2013
Registrations of new Teslas, which closely reflect sales with a minor time lag, collapsed by 36% in the first four months of this year.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024
First: Data is scarce; if available, there is often a time lag, geographical gaps or data biases.
—Karen Bakker, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
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Edoardo Campanella, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2016
In other words, the Reagan-era tax cuts and deregulation did not spur productivity growth, even allowing for a time lag.
—Edward Conard, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2013
Registrations of new Teslas, which closely reflect sales with a minor time lag, collapsed by 36% in the first four months of this year.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024
First: Data is scarce; if available, there is often a time lag, geographical gaps or data biases.
—Karen Bakker, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
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Hankison, who had been with Louisville Metro Police for about 17 years at the time of the raid and was one of three officers to discharge their weapons that night, fired 10 rounds into Taylor's apartment through a covered glass door and window.Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2024
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Her cellmate was asleep on the top bunk as Upton paced and looked out of the cell door’s window.Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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The median annual income for women is still yet to catch up to the average for men in 2019, suggesting more than a five-year lag in pay parity.Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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Paid streaming lags in Japan with less than 30% market share.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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After her name, there is frequently only a comma and the description: the fiancé of Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
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People who know me can understand my position on things based on punctuation marks, my commas.Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
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With this technique, people inhale, hold their breath, exhale, and hold breath again for equal intervals, such as three or four seconds, repeating the cycle for several minutes.Matt Fuchs, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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Federico Gatti also put wide after great work from Andrea Cambiaso as a determined Lazio side managed to get to the half time interval with the game still scoreless.Adam Digby, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Michelle Obama put a pause on her power suiting style and opted for her take on casual dressing for a recent campaign event for Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday ahead of the presidential election.Julia Teti, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
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The administration is ending its tenure with a pause on new U.S. liquified natural gas exports and infrastructure projects.Dipka Bhambhani, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Uncovering ancient impacts Early in Earth’s history, space rocks frequently hit the young planet.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
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Last year, the beloved sandwich spot reopened in a new space on the property.Alexandria Sands, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
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Don’t get carried away with rebuild just yet (Adrian Kraus / Associated Press) Since Mike Tomlin became the Steelers head coach in 2007, the Chargers have had five permanent head coaches, one interim and two home cities.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
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During a media session, Getz said that Sizemore, the interim, would be in the running for the managerial job during the off-season, even though his record as a manager is a dismal 12–32.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
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The interspace is enchanted mainly in its normalcy.Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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These songs mess with interspace.Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2021
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“Time lag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20lag. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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