glacial
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Its glacial flatness doesn’t lend itself to crusades, or to impressive scenes like a man on horseback silhouetted against the sunset.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
This period included a short but significant glacial event followed by the mid-Piacenzian Warm Period, when global conditions were warmer than they are today.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
I’ve long been a proponent of early detection and preventive care but have been disappointed by the glacial pace of change in medicine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Le Pen and her legal team are possibly banking on the normally glacial pace the Court of Cassation operates at.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Night had nearly fallen by the time I emerged from the top of the serac slope onto the empty, wind-scoured expanse of the high glacial plateau.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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