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Since 2023, however, labor productivity gains have been pacing at nearly twice that rate on a quarterly basis, and they grew at a 3.3% rate in this year’s second quarter.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

Though layoff notices have been pacing higher, for now, unemployment remains low, at 4.2%.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

The two well-funded House Democrats have been pacing the field since the beginning of the year.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2023

Anguished friends and family have been pacing outside hospitals and morgues in anger and frustration, saying no one has been providing them information.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023

Again I have been pacing the streets the whole endless day, beaten back and rebuffed at every turn.

From The Journal of Arthur Stirling : the Valley of the Shadow by Sinclair, Upton