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
Its European brands offer a variety of EVs, but its more profitable North American Ram and Jeep brands are laggards.
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Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Supply Chains Supply chains are laggards in AI adoption because most AI projects are taken on without an appropriate level of change management.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Robinson Worldwide was among the biggest laggards during the last port strike.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
Autos stocks were the biggest laggards, down 4%.
—Sam Meredith,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Supply Chains Supply chains are laggards in AI adoption because most AI projects are taken on without an appropriate level of change management.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Robinson Worldwide was among the biggest laggards during the last port strike.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
Autos stocks were the biggest laggards, down 4%.
—Sam Meredith,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Laggards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laggards. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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