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To see women as innocent wallflowers in need of protection could prove a deadly mistake when women were serving as smugglers, scouts, decoys, insurgents, and combatants; ignore them at your peril. — Brenda Wineapple, The New Republic, "Who wrote women out of Civil War history?," 16 Aug. 2019 Peter Parker hasn’t truly been a wallflower since The Amazing Spider-Man No. 2 in which Flash’s friends invite him to come with them to catch a glimpse of The Vulture. — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, "How 'Far From Home' Gets Spider-Man Comics Right," 7 July 2019 Relegated to the wings of the stage, Ryan spent most of the night like a wallflower at a college party, speaking only when spoken to. — cleveland.com, "Tim Ryan’s coveted moment eludes him at first Democratic debate: analysis," 26 June 2019 The wallflower turns into the belle of the ball and starts to realize her ambitions, but also unwittingly sets off a bloody spiral of contagion. — Clark Collis, EW.com, "Rabid remake gets disturbing first trailer," 4 July 2019 Grand Duchess Vladimir was no wallflower; in fact she was known as the grandest of the grand duchesses, had a renowned collection of jewels and parties, and even a bit of a gambling problem (baccarat and roulette were her weaknesses). — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, "Catherine the Great's Emerald Is for Sale—And Queen Elizabeth Has Jewels from the Same Collection," 2 May 2019 When and how quickly tyrannosaurs went from wallflower to prom king has been vexing paleontologists. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Meet This Tiny Ancestor of the Fearsome T. Rex," 21 Feb. 2019 Another example would be Opening Ceremony x Tevas, which produced colorful creepers or Opening Ceremony x Birkenstock, which produced rhinestone encrusted Birks (wallflowers need not apply). — Liz Raiss, GQ, "This Summer's Best Sandals Got the Big Ugly Sneaker Treatment," 4 July 2018 Lululemon’s customer base does not contain many wallflowers, points out Pam Quintiliano of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, a bank. — The Economist, "Despite falling foul of the #MeToo movement, Lululemon is soaring," 12 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wallflower.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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wallflower
nounFinancial Definition of wallflower
How It Works
Usually used to describe individuals who are relegated to the sidelines in social events, in investing, wallflowers are stocks that investors and analysts tend to ignore. Also called orphan stocks, wallflowers do not typically display outstanding market performance, but sometimes the reason for a stock being classified as a wallflower may not be clear.
Why It Matters
Value investors sometimes hunt specifically for wallflowers. Because their stock price hasn't been inflated by investor demand, wallflowers tend to have low P/E ratios, which many investors believe can lead to solid long-term returns.
Source: Investing Answers
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