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slow-moving

[sloh-moo-ving] / ˈsloʊˈmu vɪŋ /










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For one, companies need to first have all their workflows digitized—no easy ask for large, slow-moving legacy organizations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

High pressure will be slow-moving in the Atlantic to the west of us over the coming days.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

The study reaffirms fears that many wolves are becoming dependent on cattle as a primary food source as it is easier to feed on slow-moving, fatty cows than stalk the state’s dwindling deer population.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

As with the tickets themselves, this free water comes at a cost: infinite, slow-moving lines that only grow and never shrink.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

Often, if the day was warm and sun-kindled, they stopped along the way and sat by the river, a snaky, slow-moving, brown piece of the Arkansas.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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