laggard

Example Sentences

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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

Intel has gone from stock-market laggard to industry outperformer over the past few months, due largely to a recent chip-development deal with AI titan Nvidia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

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

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

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