slow-moving
Example Sentences
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There is no rush to conduct an operation against the Bella 1, a slow-moving vessel that cannot outrun U.S. forces now that its location is known, U.S. officials said.
Investors still face uncertainty around U.S. fiscal dynamics and the future of long-term yields, a slow-moving property correction in China, and persistent geopolitical pressures on shipping routes and energy markets.
From Barron's
They formed when slow-moving mixtures of ice and debris traveled across the surface, similar to the behavior of glaciers on Earth, and eventually became covered by a thicker layer of rocky material.
From Science Daily
Its present size and depth, approximately 350 km wide, line up well with predictions for these slow-moving mantle instabilities.
From Science Daily
Although its magma held a high amount of gas and was capable of a major explosion, the eruption initially produced a slow-moving lava flow inside the cone.
From Science Daily
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