laggard
Example Sentences
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While the company is making inroads in other fields like oncology, Gilead’s cell therapy portfolio is a notable laggard.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
The stock has been a significant tech-sector laggard over the past year and now is on track to further its underperformance.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026
Bricks-and-mortar retail, long viewed as a laggard in China’s tech story, is also becoming an AI beneficiary.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
Fiserv is laggard whose shares have slumped 67% this year.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
On the last three moves, Bull had swaggered among the movers shouting out commands as though they were laggard corporals in need of KP.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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