laggard
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For decades, Canada was seen as a global laggard in defence funding, and just two years ago, recruitment was so dire that a former defence minister warned the armed forces were in a "death spiral".
From BBC • May 9, 2026
The professional and business services category was a laggard, shedding 8,000 jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Baseball has been a laggard in franchise appreciation over the past 10 years with the average club valued at around $2.6 billion, versus $5.4 billion for NBA teams and $7.1 billion for NFL clubs.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
The company once was seen as a laggard in the artificial-intelligence chip race.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
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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