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slowly

[sloh-lee] / ˈsloʊ li /




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What begins as an honest account of modern life’s bleak state is distorted alongside Berlant’s malleable expressions, slowly blossoming into something life-affirming, like a diamond among the rubble.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Most conventional plastics break down extremely slowly because microorganisms struggle to digest the synthetic polymers from which they are made.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

But with their capabilities supplemented by human teleoperators, Tau’s robots climbed with deliberate accuracy, albeit a little slowly.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The first act, directed with cool precision by Ms. Kauffman, is terrific, as the tensions and frictions among the characters slowly build.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Everything was moving too fast and everything was going so slowly that I lived a whole lifetime in that moment.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse


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