slurred
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He skipped over and slurred words as he tried to maintain an artificially quick tempo.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
In the episode, Dane’s speech is noticeably slurred, and he sits in a motorized wheelchair while speaking to Falchuk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
The main symptoms can happen suddenly and may include facial weakness, arm weakness and slurred speech.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
David had a tumor on his cheek that “distorted his face and slurred his speech.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
If we could hear the passengers on the train speak, their voices would sound slurred and sluggish, like a record played at too slow a speed, and their movements would appear similarly ponderous.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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