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

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

Fiserv is a laggard whose shares have slumped 67% this year.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

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

The heat, which had turned him laggard in the first half, no longer seemed to affect him.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger