slow
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In an interview with Radio 1 when the track first hit number one, Fender acknowledged the track's slow climb to the top, thanking "the internet".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
It’s a slow month, come back another time.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
The incident also triggered a petition signed by over 1,000 employees at cutting-edge AI companies calling on the US government to help slow the release of the most advanced AI models.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
In theory, taxing capital would slow AI’s deployment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The attraction was there for me too, a slow, steady thrum.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Incomes have risen close to 4% in the past year, somewhat slower than the historical norm.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Evolutionary theory has long proposed that life diversifies through periods of fast change followed by slower phases.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
The lower rate of inflation last month does not mean prices are falling, but that they are rising at a slower rate.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
He has additional levers to pull, such as further upping its food game and attracting more customers in the typically slower afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Everything he does seems slower, like he's in complete control of time and makes it match his pace instead of the other way around.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
China's economy grew 4.3 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, the slowest pace in more than three years, official data showed this month.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Shelter costs decelerated, showing the slowest pace of increase in more than five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Home prices rose 0.7% year over year in March, the slowest rate of growth since June of 2023.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
The U.S. is experiencing one of the slowest rates of hiring in history, especially during a period of economic expansion.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Ajay’s father taught Class Two, despairing that his own son was one of the slowest to learn inside a classroom.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
A smaller but still-sizable number of economists think the Fed won’t do anything this year in the hope that inflation slows on its own.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
As growth slows, the company has fewer opportunities to invest in its business through new policies, and the capital needs to go somewhere—such as shareholder returns, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
This indicated that the lattice normally slows the process and prevents excessive uptake.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Isom-McDaniel and his grandson appear a good distance away from the animal as their walk slows to a halt and they raise their cameras to take a picture.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Then the action feels like it slows down.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
At Slovakia's Gabcikovo dam, further upstream again, lock operations have slowed down, causing longer waiting times, and captains are being urged to check their vessels' navigability.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Revenue from the Watchman heart implant, which is used to reduce the risk of stroke, slowed sharply and unexpectedly, the medical-device maker said Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
During the chain’s earnings call on Wednesday, Chief Financial Officer Adam Rymer said traffic over that time slowed by “about 200 basis points,” or around 2%.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Policymakers decided to keep rates at the level they have been since December last year after inflation, the rate at which prices rise, slowed last month, but concerns remain that the dip could prove short-lived.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The robot tried to go faster, but the water currents and the moving kelp slowed her down.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
In the wake of his bot going rogue OpenAI boss Sam Altman said "we may have to pace the rate of AI development," but has not committed to slowing down his company's research.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
It also showed consumer spending and inflation slowing down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Most software companies are expected to show a slowing pace of sales growth over the next two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Another reason for this year’s harsh software-sector declines could be the expectation of slowing sales growth for many companies.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Recollection skipped forward, moving through flashes of bright images, slowing into real time only when a second car barreled down the road.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
