laggard
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As Apple’s Siri delay drags on, its “Magnificent Seven” peers are embarking on a massive AI spending spree to build out data centers, leading some investors to perceive Apple as an AI laggard.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Such neutrality helps prevent the ETF from being a laggard if market moves are based solely on a specific sector or country.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
It’s an unexpected reversal of fortunes for the iPhone maker, whose stock has otherwise underperformed over the past year due to its reputation for being an artificial-intelligence laggard.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
Amazon developed a reputation as an artificial-intelligence laggard due to what investors perceived as lackluster growth in its cloud-computing business.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025
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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