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The phrase "lagging behind in" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It means falling behind or not keeping up with something. It is generally used to describe a person or group that is not making progress at the same pace as others in a particular area or activity. Example: "The company's sales have been lagging behind in comparison to their competitors' for the past few months."
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A study last year found that Labour was lagging behind in reflecting the ethnicity of its own constituents.
It seems that despite advances in our comprehension of miscarriage as a medical event, we are still sadly lagging behind in our understanding of its emotional impacts.
Put simply, the main exchange mechanism, the scientific journal, is accepted [1] as seriously lagging behind in its fitness for purpose.
I would say it is both a federal and provincial issue and as a country, we are seriously lagging behind in making that relationship work".
I simply continued lagging behind in class.
He is lagging behind in the polls.
Both the opposition and the west have been lagging behind in judging the public mood.
But in training camp, he began lagging behind in conditioning drills and breathing abnormally.
Indeed, the league is actually lagging behind in total flagrant fouls from last season.
I, too, feel very sad about our lagging behind in the education field.
The developing world, lagging behind in industrial development, did little to create the situation.
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