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To some, AI’s potential returns seem so bright that even steep interest rates won’t slow down tech companies’ investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The Saints are slow starters but they have looked good down the stretch of games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
He added that Anthropic “will slow down as much as necessary” in the name of safety.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
"We will slow down as much as necessary in order to make sure that every successive AI technology that we release is actually safe," Amodei added.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
He no longer felt like a cub who must wait for the poor, slow taillesses to catch up.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
In most cases, the cognitive decline of her clients is slower and more gentle, and family members step into help and then gradually take over.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Tobacco companies have long complained that the agency’s review process is much slower than the roughly six months mandated by Congress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Reductions in the dorsal putamen were associated with slower movement, while lower levels in the caudate putamen were connected with memory difficulties.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Worsening congestion on the roads has made buses slower and therefore less attractive to passengers.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
I kept walking, a little slower than before.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
China's retail sales grew last month at their slowest pace since May, official data showed on Tuesday, as the country's leaders struggle to reverse a persistent slump in spending.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Global progress is at its slowest pace since 1950, according to the World Bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 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
Sales at the US retail giant Walmart grew at their slowest pace for more than six years in the most recent quarter, suggesting American shoppers are under strain.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Each group was forced into a rhythm, keeping a pace that was difficult for the slowest and weakest of them as they marched.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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
Odin is a bionic dog, with titanium teeth and a prosthetic foot from injuries sustained during wartime, but nothing slows him down, not even a plane crash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
What slows, how it slows and who imposes the limit will determine who ultimately pays.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
U.S. jobless claims swung upward again somewhat last week but were generally flat as job creation slows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
I sit there until my heart slows again.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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
Yet that’s hardly slowed the Dodgers, who opened their final homestand of the season having won 11 of their past 14 games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Recent economic data have strengthened the case for additional support, Societe Generale strategists said, pointing to August retail sales having risen just 0.4% from a year earlier, while year-to-date fixed-asset investment growth slowed to 7.2%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Fear slowed her, but a different kind of panic got her started again.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
AI companies expressed support for slowing the development of their cutting-edge models earlier this month, citing worries that it’s progressing at a rate faster than what humans can safely control.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Anthropic is also, of course, at the center of a debate about slowing the pace of AI development to deal with potentially catastrophic risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
"The wires between these GPUs, CPUs, and all this compute are what's slowing us down," says Sharp.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
General tips for driving in the rain include slowing down, avoiding distractions and leaving extra room when stopping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
A never-ending stream of glowing sludge forced itself into the engines, whirling around the propellers, gumming them up, slowing them down, bringing them closer to the breaking point.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
