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• Yes, the Pac-12 as a whole has been behind the curve on the gridiron in recent years.
  — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
• The root of the problem is that the EU has been behind the curve in addressing the refugee crisis.
  — Fabrizio Tassinari, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2016
• But some say the ECB is far behind the curve, and that a hard landing is all but inevitable.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 12 July 2022
• The Magic, with further to go, remain behind the curve.
  — J. Michael, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Nov. 2021
• Hard truth: The industry is behind the curve on racial justice.
  — Glenn Nelson, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2021
• Horse racing finds itself behind the curve on a lot of issues.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2020
• But those who favor the move countered the two jobs have long been needed and the city is already behind the curve for not having them.
  — Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com, 3 Dec. 2020
• But Iowa scored only 24 points, setting Ferentz just a slight nudge behind the curve.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023
• While Bay Area counties might be behind the curve, they’re headed in the same direction.
  — Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
• Critics say the Fed has been too slow to act and is now behind the curve in tackling inflation, though key market gauges don’t back that view.
  — Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2022
• As a shooter in particular, Sochan is far behind the curve.
  — Mark Deeks, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
• Michigan joined one in 2020, but the Midwest region has otherwise been behind the curve.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Aug. 2023
• City sanitation is way behind the curve, more bulk trash, more monthly dumpsters as well as more trash cans on the streets.
  — Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
• The politicians in charge, at every level, mostly seem overwhelmed, out of touch and behind the curve, and their words and deeds have reflected that.
  — David Roth, The New Republic, 11 June 2020
• The figures led investors to worry that the Fed may be behind the curve in cutting interest rates to fend off a recession.
  — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
• If investors thought the Fed was behind the curve, the Treasury yield curve would normally steepen, with long-term yields rising by more than short-term rates.
  — Nick Sargen, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
• Quartz’s Rocio Fabbro chatted with Goolsbee about his outlook on where things go from here and whether the Fed is behind the curve on getting there.
  — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 6 Sep. 2024
• The Fed started from so far behind the curve that catching up was an obvious decision.
  — Bryan Mena, CNN, 8 Oct. 2023
• If China is preparing to take Taiwan by force by the end of the decade, as some analysts claim, Europe is already way behind the curve.
  — Radek Sikorski, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
• The bank stocks have been crushed since the start of August on concerns that the Federal Reserve is behind the curve and the economy is headed for recession.
  — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2024
• That deadline, which is no longer in effect under the new law, is still four years away, but it is widely acknowledged that the state was not on track to meet it and has been behind the curve since the start.
  — Dan Petrella, chicagotribune.com, 11 Oct. 2021
• After falling behind the curve, the Fed began hoisting interest rates in the spring of 2022 and proceeded to hike rates to their highest levels in decades.
  — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
• The future will stay trendy so long as the times feel turbulent—and so long as there is money to be made and attention to be gained from guiding those who feel, and will always be, behind the curve.
  — Devon Powers, Wired, 30 Dec. 2021
• The defense lags behind the curve but does return most of last year's two-deep, with that experience expected to boost the Terrapins' 2020 numbers against the run.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2021
• Once at the vanguard of offensive ingenuity in the Power Five, the Tigers are now behind the curve compared to the top contenders for the national championship.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2022
• All of the rookie offensive tackles are behind the curve because of the pandemic, but some are receiving rave reviews.
  — cleveland, 6 Sep. 2020
• That’s fine with many developers who would argue that regulators will be heavy-handed and behind the curve.
  — Ned Potter, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Mar. 2023
• If the federal government is behind the curve on how much methane emissions have escalated with the fracking boom, Texas is even more hands off.
  — Michael Biesecker and Helen Wieffering, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022
• Buchner was one of the top signings in Notre Dame's recent recruiting class but hasn't played competitively since 2019, putting him way behind the curve.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2021
• But for those feeling moderately behind the curve, Vaz cautioned against panic.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 21 May 2024

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2024