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Adjective
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Fields recalled how even during the sluggish economic recovery from the Great Recession, Ford faced challenges hiring and retaining workers.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025 -
The junta’s sluggish response to the 2008 cyclone ramped up scrutiny of the military government at the time and placed pressure on it to change, eventually leading to the rise of a civilian government, albeit short-lived.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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Bush’s father, President George H.W. Bush, came under fire in 1992 for his laggard response to Andrew in Florida, a Category 5 hurricane with winds that reached 165 mph, shortly before his reelection contest against Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton.—
Julian Zelizer,
CNN,
30 Sep. 2022
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Its laggard incubation period gives us a full 21 days to intervene between exposure and disease.—
Abdul El-Sayed,
The New Republic,
29 Sep. 2022
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Outside of their very approachable price point, the whiskies have real depth—complex enough to sit with and appreciate, but never too precious for a highball, which goes to show that whisky distilled at its own unhurried pace can be both refined and versatile.—
Emily Price,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Backpackers found the country decades ago, drawn by staggeringly beautiful limestone mountains, elaborate Buddhist temples and an unhurried and inexpensive pace of life.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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At the Washington Department of Ecology, the state’s primary Hanford watchdog, people have had to stretch their imaginations to accommodate Hanford’s dilatory progress, said Cheryl Whalen, the agency’s cleanup section manager.—
Valerie Brown,
Discover Magazine,
28 Sep. 2018
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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
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The Miata's recipe of feathery bodywork, poky dimensions, a sweet chassis and rear-wheel drive.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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Well-fed clouds, almost too substantial to be believed, floated above islands carpeted with evergreens, cheerful sailboats, and a poky ferry slowly gliding along the navy blue waters.—
Jesse Ashlock,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 May 2024
Adjective
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Enjoy a languid afternoon in the outdoor bathtub situated beneath a canopy of trees.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2025
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For the first time since 1986, St. John’s won both the Big East regular and conference tournament championships; the Red Storm packed Madison Square Garden all season and brought pizazz back to a New York City college basketball scene that felt languid for decades.—
Sean Gregory,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Ultraslow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultraslow. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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