slackens

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The problem is that the birth-death model tends to exaggerate job creation at turning points in the economy — when growth accelerates or when it slackens off.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

As the wings begin to generate lift, the rotors’ pace slackens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

The seams show only toward the end, when the film’s pace slackens, but even then, the cast’s chemistry and flawless timing hold steady.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023

That’s fitting enough; you’re meant to feel the noose tighten around each character’s neck in turn, though sometimes the tension slackens and the story threatens to collapse under the weight of its many convolutions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2023

Her grip on her purse slackens and her neck makes a nice curve.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison