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snail's pace
noun as in slow pace
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“Russia simply does not have the wherewithal to fully subjugate Ukraine by force. Yes, they are winding forward on the battlefield, but at a snail’s pace and horrendous cost, and Putin’s army is still far short of its original invasion objectives,” said Moore.
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If they are, they are doing it at a snail's pace.
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I have no idea why on days one, two, three or four we see the game played at a snail's pace.
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What stands out, however, was how the prosecution moved at a snail’s pace, facilitated by U.S.
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Not that this was snail's pace law-making, far from it.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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