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Noun
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This spring, Brood II stragglers will emerge between late April and May in states like Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, and North Carolina, according to a map from the University of Connecticut.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2026 -
They’re known, aptly, as stragglers.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The laggards in the polls also took on Steyer, painting him as hypocritical for claiming an environmentalist’s mantle, after acquiring some of his vast wealth with fossil fuel investments.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Shares of industry incumbents United Parcel Service and FedEx fell 9% and 8%, respectively, making them among the biggest laggards in the S & P 500 on Monday, and signaling that Amazon is becoming a more direct competitor.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Vandals quickly stripped it bare, from its electrical wiring to its rooftop mechanicals, and loiterers congregating outside its doors and in its parking lot sometimes numbered in the dozens during a difficult post-pandemic downturn for the Midway.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Instead, the problem is that these slowpokes haven’t been nearly as efficient.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Much of the drama is undermined by the odd choice to have the characters explain exactly what is happening (presumably for the slowpokes in the back).—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Overgrown Plants Along with mulch and other organic material, failing to keep up with your yard maintenance can attract these tiny critter-crawlers too.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
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The fuzzy-looking crawlers can cause irritation and a rash to anyone whose skin comes in direct contact with the barbed hairs that cover the caterpillar.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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About 20 races took place at Folsom City Lions Park, with up to nine snails per heat climbing one-foot poles; Mayor Justin Raithel motivated his snail with lettuce and made the semifinals before finishing fourth.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2026
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Pots simmered on the stove with paella, fruit rotted in bowls next to the junk mail, and the pantry was full of old rusted cans of strange unearthly edibles—bamboo shoots and snails in sauce and lemons floating in brine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
Noun
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If enough go to the Democratic laggers rather than the party frontrunners, both Republicans could still wind up one-two.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Latecomers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latecomers. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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