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Adjective
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Thomas missed 57 games last season, mostly because of the same lingering left hamstring issue.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026 -
On the one hand, that means that many survive the disease without serious lingering effects.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Disruption from the Iran war is weighing on spending by luxury consumers in the Middle East, formerly one of the sector's few bright spots amid sluggish growth in former growth driver China and in Europe.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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Analysts have cited other reasons for slowdowns in rent gains, such as sluggish wage gains and persistent inflation, but there is data to support a surge in apartment supply.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Frustrated by a laggard job market, some young people have started to consider entering the trades.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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But one laggard turkey, lazier than the others, took flight just ten paces from Brillat-Savarin.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
23 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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From sunrise bike rides along the Shenandoah River to unhurried afternoons at family-run wineries, Shenandoah County is the kind of place that reminds you why Virginia really is for lovers—of nature, history, and homegrown charm.—
Hayley Hutson,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2026
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The company took decades of steady, unhurried improvement.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Reporting meant hours of conversation in the car; room for asking the same questions over and over; the gradual diminishment of one’s embarrassment about being ignorant or uncertain; a dilatory attitude of quiet listening and watching; the possibility of misunderstandings resolved.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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He can’t be blamed for the agency’s dilatory response to problems at the plant.—
The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
25 May 2022
Adjective
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Outside of slowish feet, Suniev is the complete package as a player.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Yadav and Rohit Sharma combined for 53 off 40 balls but the slowish Delhi pitch didn’t allow the Mumbai stars to run away.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Neither is known for having much of an off-the-dribble game that could hurt the plodding Porzingis or Horford.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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His jogging gait is a bit plodding.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The rearmost port supports the 10Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2 standard, while the forward-most port supports the poky, retro 480Mbps USB 2.0 standard.—
Joe Osborne,
PC Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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The region’s pokey residential construction pace is a big factor.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Ultraslow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultraslow. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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