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But he named others: “Let’s say orders would slow before the income statement changes. It could be a shrinking backlog. Or it might be a blip” because of bad weather.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
As his collegiate career progressed, he didn’t slow down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
"We're doing this to slow down the fire's advance; we want to save our homes," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
His failure to slow sufficiently for yellow flags in qualifying compromised his starting position, but recovering from seventh to the podium and holding off the Ferraris was an impressive response.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
"I just passed one," I shouted back, thinking that he was not warning me but trying to slow me down.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
That left McLaren with a quandary for although their cars were running one-two, the slower one was in the lead, and they were concerned about threats from behind.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Some of that will be spent on the robotaxis and humanoid robots that underpin Tesla’s valuation, although progress has been slower than expected.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The researchers estimate that approximately 25% of the total solar wind exposure recorded at the Chang'e 5 landing site involved this slower flow.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
But negotiations with Canada have proceeded at a slower pace.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
This trip through the halls was slower, and Misha was a very amiable chaperone.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Overall prices at the supermarket are rising at their slowest rate in nearly two years.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Shelter costs decelerated, showing the slowest pace of increase in more than five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Home prices rose 0.7% year over year in March, the slowest rate of growth since June of 2023.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
The U.S. is experiencing one of the slowest rates of hiring in history, especially during a period of economic expansion.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
He hangs around the kitchen for a few more minutes, fixing himself the slowest peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich in recorded history and keeping one eye on Samantha at all times.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
Within this zone, the solar wind slows from its usual speed of about 400 km/s to roughly 200 km/s.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
As growth slows, the company has fewer opportunities to invest in its business through new policies, and the capital needs to go somewhere—such as shareholder returns, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Within minutes, sunlight transforms this material into an ionized gas shield that slows the oncoming massive blob of plasma.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“When everything calms down and slows down a little bit, I need to get my hearing checked out,” Ganfield said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The truck slows as we approach a wooden gate.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
South Korea’s economic growth slowed in the second quarter after robust first-quarter, but remained resilient as brisk chip exports offset weak private consumption and construction investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
It seems the diagnosis hasn’t slowed her down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
OL slowed the growth of the abnormal fibroblasts, encouraged them to undergo apoptosis, and reduced their release of inflammatory cytokines.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Oil prices again climbed Thursday, with Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, up four percent at $97.80 a barrel and bringing back fears of spiralling consumer prices and slowed growth globally.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
He slowed, straining his eyes to see through the mist that twisted and billowed, disguising the shape.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
Residents claimed public safety by slowing that movement and making enforcement visible.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
But the process for getting approved can be complicated, slowing approvals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
But if they raise interest rates to tame inflation they risk slowing growth further.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Yet tech companies are showing no signs of slowing down as they release more powerful AI tools and rope in new customers in government, healthcare and other industries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
I was clearly slowing him down, though he graciously made excuses for me.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
