also-ran

Example Sentences

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Anthropic’s Big Week: Anthropic once appeared as an also-ran in the chaotic AI race.

From The Wall Street Journal

Anthropic once appeared as an also-ran in the chaotic race for AI supremacy.

From The Wall Street Journal

It became an also-ran and there it remains until now.

From BBC

But when it comes to active ETFs, the indexing powerhouse has long been an also-ran, far behind players like J.P.

From Barron's

But when it comes to active ETFs, the indexing powerhouse has long been an also-ran, far behind players like J.P.

From Barron's