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It has even prompted leaders of four of the biggest AI companies—Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis and Elon Musk—to each agree that they needed to slow development of the technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The researchers suspect that microgravity may slow the movement of food through the digestive tract.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
Hidden in parks, woodlands and nature reserves, species ranging from the bright-red fly agaric to the rare red cage fungus can be found by anyone willing to slow down and take a closer look.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
I realized that replying to complicated requests or problems in anger or haste was never smart, so I kept his rule to slow my response time down eight hours for future correspondence.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
They realize the game is rigged to favor a "slow but steady" strategy against a "risk-all" strategy, but they still play "risk-all."
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
In a later experiment, clinicians and nonclinicians more accurately identified a redesigned pointer with additional musical and acoustic cues 90% of the time, compared with 80% accuracy for an earlier version, without slower response times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
As those molecules accumulate, they may contribute to continued damage and slower recovery.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
It’s evident that the game moves much slower for him than the defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Used-car prices rose as well, albeit slower, to an average of $27,239.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
She was slower and stiller, and even when she laughed there was a sadness around her mouth that never went away.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Global progress is at its slowest pace since 1950, according to the World Bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Higher oil prices, and the subsequent demand destruction in China, Hu said, is a crucial reason why economic growth slowed in the second quarter to its slowest level since late 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The other 13 are being mixed "in the slowest, slowest possible way" for a separate album, maybe next year.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
GlobalData Managing Director Neil Saunders called the results "another set of strong" quarterly figures, but noted that the US comparable growth was the slowest in six and a half years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The second slowest cup of coffee ever consumed by man was finally empty as every eye in the Meecham living room remained fastened on the figure of Colonel Meecham.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
In combination with a shrunken military industrial base, the complex technology of our best weapons dangerously slows the process of replacing them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Young workers in the US are also struggling with a tight jobs market, external as hiring slows.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Released in August, the band’s most recent album, “Everything’s Falling,” is a snarling, noisy and melodic rock joyride that rarely, if ever, slows down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
In the cutthroat race for venture capital and market dominance, building guardrails slows down deployment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
As the spaceship goes ever faster, time slows down more and more, but at the same time, the spaceship’s mass gets greater and greater.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
The dinosaur ended up in a salty marsh, where conditions slowed decomposition and helped preserve the fragile network of blood vessels.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Ongoing tensions in the Middle East and slowed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have played into elevated prices, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
While Buffett remains mentally sharp, people familiar with his health said he has been slowed physically by a fall in June that left him with a broken leg.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Some 28 years on, he is still going, with visa restrictions, the 2008 financial crash which cost him sponsors, Covid-19 and geopolitics having slowed his progress.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
His leg smacked into a piece of wood, but that barely slowed him down.
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
The closures come as Starbucks continues to battle increased competition in the coffee market, which had led to slowing sales.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Even when slowing for a yellow flag on the final lap caused a loss of turbo boost pressure and left him vulnerable on the run to the flag.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
"I don't think you'll see any slowing down."
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The usual economic brakes aren’t slowing growth, hiring or an AI investment boom that looks to be unstoppable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
When the third semi blew past us without even slowing down, Granny said, “I am only attending to your best interests.”
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
