You observe that pulls from a geo-replicated registry in one region are slow while others are fast. What should you check first?

1. ✓ A Whether the replica in that region is in a failed or syncing state (correct answer)
2. B Whether Content Trust is enabled
3. C Whether the retention policy is too aggressive
4. D Whether the admin account is disabled

Shortcut: Each replica reports its own provisioning and sync status. A replica that is syncing or failed forces clients to fall back to a distant region, which manifests as slow pulls in that geography.