as in laggard
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The conflict is creating leaders and laggards, JPMorgan analysts wrote Monday.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026 -
Apollo and Jefferies were among the laggards, dropping 8% and 10%, respectively.—
Sean Conlon,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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The site attracted vandals and groups of as many as 40 loiterers at a time before its parking lot was fenced off.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
3 Mar. 2026
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Manufacturing scale will separate winners from dreamers.—
Ravin Gandhi,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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Such psychedelic experience is echoed in a local belief that the forest spirit appears to dreamers in the form of a tiger.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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After seeing the flare, the ne'er-do-wells steal Hunter's car instead of calling for help.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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Butler portrays the charming ne'er-do-well Hank, an East Village bartender who loves his mom, baseball and girlfriend Yvonne (Zoë Kravitz).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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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
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Just up ahead, a slowpoke chugging along in the left lane.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Neglecter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neglecter. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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