slow
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“AI is a genuinely powerful technology that still needs people, and putting it to use is slow, human work.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
He told the judge it was “a very, very slow process.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Yet hiring is slow and people who are out of work are still struggling to find jobs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
I completed one slow circuit, attempting to look discerning.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
“No,” Mama said in a slow, cold voice, “I can’t imagine anything like that.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
McDonald's reported slower sales growth in the US market in the second quarter as executives blamed too many simultaneous promotional offers, including a World Cup campaign that disappointed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
TheRatingDog subindex for new orders grew at a slower pace in July but stayed in expansion territory for the 14th straight month, its longest stretch of gains since 2018.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
When Kerr crossed the line, the clock showed he was almost eight seconds slower than when running the fastest time ever for the mile in London last month.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 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 shallower the water is, the slower the waves are—but they grow taller.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Overall prices at the supermarket are rising at their slowest rate in nearly two years.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
That marked the slowest growth since the end of 2022, when the country was contending with the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 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
Master drove slowly because of the crowds and road blocks, but slowest when they got to Milliken Hill.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Little slows down a decision to spend, which comes with one swipe and no additional confirmation or checkout screen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
While the flow of earnings reports slows from last week, there are still some big names reporting that could impact the market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
Huawei has developed a multistep method for producing 7-nanometer chips using DUV, but it complicates circuit layouts, introduces more opportunities for error and slows output.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Kim pointed out that patients in other G8 countries routinely receive surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy as standard treatment, along with treatment using the Optune device, which slows the growth of cancer cells.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
As we walk down the Midway toward the Mess, one of the Director’s shiny red drones flies above us, slows down, and follows.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
Mobile internet speeds will be slowed for 30 minutes during air raid drills in central and northern regions, as the government seeks to expose ordinary people to communications disruptions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
As growth slowed, its fruits were shared less equally than in the preceding half-century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Over the past quarter-century, under presidents and congresses of both parties, growth has slowed, and its fruits have been shared less widely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Cinema attendance has slowed since the Covid-19 pandemic, which accelerated the shift to home-streaming options like Netflix.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Her heart hadn’t slowed, hadn’t lowered itself from where it sat sideways in her throat.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
She was among 3,000 people laid off in one go, a sign of the industry's struggle with slowing exports, weak customer demand and stiff competition from rivals India and Vietnam.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Ministry of Data and Statistics said Tuesday that the benchmark consumer-price index rose 2.8% in July from a year earlier, slowing from 3.2% in June—the fastest pace since December 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
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
The biggest-ever cyclospora outbreak in the U.S. still shows no signs of slowing down.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
I dig my fingers into the wood and just focus on slowing down my heart, because it is slamming into my chest and I can’t breathe.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
