slow-moving
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Instead of simply orbiting one another, the two bodies can exchange rocks and dust through gentle, slow moving impacts that gradually reshape their surfaces over millions of years.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
Efforts to overhaul the system with billions in federal dollars have been slow moving.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
This “a slow moving storm, so it’s going to be stubborn. It’s going to hang around,” said Alex Tardy, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025
Progress on catching these scammers remains unclear, with many victims frustrated by slow moving complaint processes.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2024
A snap: I wait for a slow moving person of considerable size and slide through the doorway right behind his behind.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
