laggard
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Qualcomm has been a conspicuous laggard in the chip sector due to concerns about its core smartphone market, but has unveiled its AI200 and AI250 rack servers for inference.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
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
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
Microsoft’s stock has been a major laggard in recent months, and now a board member just bought the dip.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 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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