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For much of Jordan's career, the NBA game was played at a snail's pace.
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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But that opportunity does not come from most brick-and-mortar banks, which have been increasing their savings account rates at a snail's pace.
—Ken Tumin, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2022
That upended pre-pandemic trends, in which chains were taking a little bit of share from independents, but at a snail's pace.
—Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 30 Apr. 2022
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Thursday's cartoons - knockout, snail's pace, and more Newsletter sign up
By The Week US
published 2 weeks ago
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber.
—The Week Us, theweek, 30 May 2024
But that opportunity does not come from most brick-and-mortar banks, which have been increasing their savings account rates at a snail's pace.
—Ken Tumin, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2022
That upended pre-pandemic trends, in which chains were taking a little bit of share from independents, but at a snail's pace.
—Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 30 Apr. 2022
See All Example Sentences for snail's pace
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“Snail's pace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snail%27s%20pace. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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