lead-footed
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Shakespeare’s play and its title character can be viewed from many perspectives, and one positive aspect of Tata’s production is that it doesn’t turn the play into a lead-footed contemporary political allegory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
Gleiberman concluded the film is "lighter, more frolicsome, less lead-footed than such clomping live-action Disney remakes as Alice in Wonderland and Beauty and the Beast".
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2025
So you can’t entirely blame movies for lead-footed Angelenos and the notoriety they came to acquire when the glare of publicity and later of the roving aerial spotlight fell upon them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
It leaves us lead-footed, making it impossible for us to sprint toward the future.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2022
On Sundays, now, he plays the organ at Grace Lutheran, replacing the lead-footed organist who was persuaded it was time to retire.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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