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The main general merchandise arm of the group has acted as a laggard in the conglomerate’s numbers over the past couple of years with negative growth due to the intense competition in the GM market.—
John Choong,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025 -
The Club's best performers out of our 30 stocks — and our laggards, too — also highlight some of the forces driving the market over the past month.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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At a Los Angeles house party, an aspiring musician pursues her crush through a crowd of hopeful dreamers chasing empty promises.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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For all the dreamers out there, Sterling K. Brown’s got the summertime TV escape for you.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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Who amongst us hasn't wanted to enjoy the spoils of a ne'er-do-well's criminal enterprises?—
Chris Haslam,
Wired News,
23 May 2025
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How To Solve Today’s Wordle The Hint: Useful for protecting your home from disaster or ne'er-do-wells.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Retired or not, the world’s greatest quarterback does not have the luxury to indulge in sequential action—one thing at a time is for slowpokes and losers.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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One group of 15 female rats, brighter in color than the rest, kept zooming past the others to make it into the houses first, making the rest of their furry colleagues look like slowpokes.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Neglecter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neglecter. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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