slowing

Example Sentences

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“We are at risk of slowing down or stopping momentum on safe water solutions statewide, and that’s something that we can’t afford to stop.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

In hardest-hit Sarangani province, some areas remain accessible only by helicopter while fears of aftershocks were slowing rescue efforts, local officials told reporters at a Tuesday briefing.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Some limited partners have become concerned in recent years that asset managers are using NAV loans to return capital to fund investors, a move that could signal slowing revenue or trouble within a fund’s portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The market is rapidly growing and it is showing no signs of slowing down.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The peach was still going at a tremendous speed with no sign of slowing down, and about a mile farther on it came to a village.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl