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Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela remain high, while Russia-Ukraine peace talks are going slowly, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

The stewards sided with Russell's argument that Verstappen should not have been on the racing line if he was going slowly.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

Then, he uses a screen reader to read each sentence aloud, going slowly because the reader often doesn’t recognize complicated scientific terms.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 16, 2022

“Now they’re going slowly and preparing fortifications, something more for a long war.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2022

I was going slowly along one of the tunnels made by hippos, through the thick undergrowth where they move inland to graze at night, when I heard something moving toward me.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall




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