as in slowly
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Adverb
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If nerves flare, breathe slowly, and choose progress over perfection.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026 -
During the arrest, Coberg slowly drove past the scene in a black Cadillac Escalade SUV — with the window rolled down — as Iza watched from the back seat.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Black Mountain has successfully petitioned the city of Fort Worth to rezone more than 430 acres of land for its AI data center, with another roughly 80 acres’ worth of land headed to Zoning Commission and the City Council later this year after council members pumped the brakes.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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Months later, the long public mourning of this child continues.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Lincoln-Way East started sluggishly, to say the least, and trailed 7-4 after one quarter before Brown entered the game and scored seven points in the second quarter.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Cold weather slows the chemical reactions in these batteries, with the lithium ions moving more sluggishly through the electrolyte liquid.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The 34-year-old Panarin subsequently signed a two-year, $22 million extension with Los Angeles.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Panarin subsequently signed a two-year, $22 million contract extension with the Kings.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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And DeRosa knows the United States will eventually break through to win another World Baseball Classic title.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Authorities said Harrison eventually gained control of both weapons.—
CBS Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Acute myeloid leukemia begins in the bone marrow and typically invades the bloodstream thereafter, according to the American Cancer Society.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Shortly thereafter, according to the government’s story, an Administration official received a phone call from a contact at Palantir.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Dilatorily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilatorily. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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