laggard
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“Now they not only lack creativity and innovation in Los Angeles, but compared to other city governments, they’re laggard in implementing new ideas.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
He’s not ready to outright recommend the stock, but he no longer thinks it will be an laggard.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Goldman Sachs says consumer-facing laggard stocks are the best way forward as earnings growth is set to slow next year and big tech stocks struggle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The entire Chinese internet sector is gaining, likely due to portfolio rebalancing from the outperforming AI hardware sectors into laggard segments, said Jialong Shi at Nomura.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
By the late innings of the game the rest of the room—a few laggard coals glowed orange beneath the fireplace grate—lay sleeping in soft, quiescent shadows.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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