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tortoise

noun as in turtle

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As Apple plays the tortoise role—slow and steady wins the race—the sprint between the two hares is what’s captivating investors.

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Gramma, a Galápagos tortoise whose life at the San Diego Zoo spanned more than 20 presidents, two world wars and two pandemics, has died.

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But even with the government reopened, he said operations remain hobbled by staff losses that disproportionately affect conservation and restoration, including saving Joshua trees and desert tortoises.

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Spanish police announced on Saturday they had raided a unlicensed animal sanctuary and rescued hundreds of exotic creatures including leopard tortoises, iguanas and geckos.

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But over a lifetime, as I’ve written before, investing as if there is no alternative to stocks will demand that you have the patience of a tortoise and the emotions of a stone.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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