as in slowly
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Adverb
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While inflation cooled in March, reaching a six-month low, the path has been uneven, and Powell has faced criticism from both the left and the right over whether the Fed acted too slowly—or too aggressively.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025 -
Cole Caufield played as a rookie in those 2021 playoffs, and the Bell Centre was essentially empty through most of it, with limited crowds allowed in the building towards the end of the run as pandemic regulations in Quebec slowly loosened.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Secretary Noem’s action — published on March 25 as a notice in the Federal Register and scheduled to take effect 30 days later — was based on a flawed interpretation of immigration law, said Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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Nearly 10 years later, Women’s Best has expanded to a brick-and-mortar location in Austria and an Instagram following of 3.4 million.—
Katherine Love,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Harvard has refused Trump's demands for dramatic changes to courses and staffing, and federal officials subsequently threatened to ban the university from accepting international students.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Injuries throughout the unit doomed the 2024 season as the run game slowed to halt subsequently allowing defenses to run two-high safety looks to extinguish a once explosive pass game.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Those accomplishments caught a Sacramento State coach’s attention and he was eventually offered a scholarship and financial aid to attend and train at the university.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025
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Foreman would continue his career, eventually facing off against Frazier again in June 1976.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Dilatorily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilatorily. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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