slowness
Example Sentences
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He pointed to "slowness, bureaucracy and norms that impede those who want to produce" as well as "decisions that we have put off."
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
The postal service has faced years of criticism from politicians and the public over the slowness of its letter delivery.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
“Henry Ford Hospital” from 1932 offers an unsparing look at the artist following a miscarriage, in which blood vessels fan out like ribbons and objects like snails hint at the slowness of her recovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
It’s a slowness she’d never had to confront, in a language she doesn’t speak.
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2026
Both mice could feel the hairs standing on their backs as the door opened with agonizing slowness.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
