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Prior laggards which have had enough improvement to be considered for new leadership.—
Randy Watts,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025 -
While the bottom third of the order has been contributing most of the season, the Cubs’ Fantastic Four (now playing in ballparks across the country) are not only each slugging .500, but Tucker is actually the laggard at .515 as his three teammates are each above .550.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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Every wreck, every ruin is the relic of a shriveled dream, lasting long after the body of its dreamer has been received back into the earth with love or remorse or indifference.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
10 July 2025
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The American project is a patchwork of dreamers and doers, saints and sinners, stitched together by the thread of promise that stretches across generations.—
F. Willis Johnson,
Twin Cities,
10 July 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 23 Jul. 2025.
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