as in snails
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others
tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hike
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Recent Examples of laggards
The worst of the stock market’s laggards this year could rebound to start 2025, according to Wolfe Research.
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
While governance, transparency, and ethical AI use will set leaders apart from laggards, businesses must also push the limits of ideation and experimentation to remain competitive.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The 25 biggest laggards in the index year to date had a much better day.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Best Buy and Stanley Black & Decker were among Tuesday’s biggest laggards.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
This same report showed that the gap between digital innovators and brands slow to adopt new technology is increasing; the digital leaders increased sales from 40 to 70% over five years, while laggards grew at a much slower rate—under 20%.
—Kaleigh Moore, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Companies outside the technology, media, or telecom axis were generally laggards.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Even Berkshire Hathaway, controlled by the world’s greatest investor Warren Buffett, was among the laggards, which fell by 9% during the same period.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The time to act is now, as the gap between digital leaders and laggards continues to widen.
—Chetan Mathur, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
While governance, transparency, and ethical AI use will set leaders apart from laggards, businesses must also push the limits of ideation and experimentation to remain competitive.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The 25 biggest laggards in the index year to date had a much better day.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Best Buy and Stanley Black & Decker were among Tuesday’s biggest laggards.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
This same report showed that the gap between digital innovators and brands slow to adopt new technology is increasing; the digital leaders increased sales from 40 to 70% over five years, while laggards grew at a much slower rate—under 20%.
—Kaleigh Moore, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Companies outside the technology, media, or telecom axis were generally laggards.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Even Berkshire Hathaway, controlled by the world’s greatest investor Warren Buffett, was among the laggards, which fell by 9% during the same period.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The time to act is now, as the gap between digital leaders and laggards continues to widen.
—Chetan Mathur, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Laggards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laggards. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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