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slowly

[sloh-lee] / ˈsloʊ li /




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Without either of them noticing him, he backed slowly out of the room.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

But in its quarterly economic forecast, the U.K.’s leading economic think tank said investors were right to see such a large move as necessary, and policymakers are set to move too slowly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Because these compounds break down so slowly, repairing the ozone layer takes many decades.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

“Marvel is really good at building things so slowly over time until the fans are like, ‘we need this right now.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

If Clare refused to enter the realms willingly, would he slowly dissipate into nothing?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman


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