as in slowly
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Adverb
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After starting the season very slowly, Alvarez hit a superb hat-trick in a 3-2 win over Rayo Vallecano in September.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026 -
The key is to start slowly — using it just two to three nights per week — to avoid irritation while your skin adjusts.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Senate's action would then send the bill back to the House, which is also holding a pro-forma session later in the morning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Crew has an amazing sight in store Four days later during the lunar flyby, the moon will appear to be the size of a basketball held at arm’s length.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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And at Euro 2020, Kane started sluggishly, finding his form in the knockouts, but then looked spent by the time of the final against Wembley.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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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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Efforts to secure an indictment subsequently failed.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Officers deployed a spike strip to disable the vehicle, which subsequently was involved in three minor vehicle collisions while trying to evade police.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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But his career ended prematurely when persistent groin problems eventually resulted in the diagnosis of a degenerative right side.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Also in the mix are the Governor’s many female admirers who show up to watch the trial, and a gaggle of fellow-reporters, one of whom eventually becomes Lemann’s lover.—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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But Fox News Digital learned that a former athletics department administrator reluctantly accepted a voluntary retirement package, and then Berdo was hired shortly thereafter.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Shortly thereafter, his sons, Joseph and Thomas, also were diagnosed.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Dilatorily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilatorily. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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