slowing

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As that happens, the porous rock temporarily locks up, slowing or stopping the rupture before it can continue spreading and becoming larger.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

No-one needs point out to Starmer himself that changing the leadership mid-government causes huge disruption to Whitehall and the country by slowing down the government's work and peeving the public.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Data centres that can train and run chatbots, image generators and other AI tools are being built on a dramatic scale worldwide as an investment boom into the fast-evolving technology shows no sign of slowing.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Prices rose 0.6% in April from the previous month, in line with economists’ forecasts and slowing from 0.9% in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

He looks like he’s slowing down, so I’m glad to share my number.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist