as in to decelerate
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As most people who have used adaptive cruise control know, if your following distance is too large, other drivers will often cut in, causing you to decelerate.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025 -
The risks are significant—cloud expenditure could decelerate, priorities in AI might change, and multiples could reduce.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Adults can stroll the grounds sipping beer and wine, which are sold on site.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
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Officers stroll the streets of Beijing with Motorola walkie talkies.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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With the Emmy engraving completed, Einbender held the trophy in one hand, clutched the hem of her one-shoulder Louis Vuitton gown and her heels with the other, and ambled into the party.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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This shaded area is worth ambling through even if children are not in tow.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Try bicycles for more exercise disguised as fun, then saunter over to Spa La Quinta’s 23,000 square feet of bliss.—
Jenny Peters,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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In the third quarter, Fields pushed through the goal line on a 2-yard run, and sauntered into the end zone untouched on a fourth-and-goal bootleg call in the fourth quarter that worked beautifully.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Roughly two-thirds of the state’s billionaires made their fortunes in finance and investments, including richest resident (former NYC mayor) Michael Bloomberg, who’s worth staggering $109 billion.—
Ella Malmgren,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Losing Garcia for any length of time would further stagger an Astros pitching staff that can ill afford any more attrition.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Gakpo is deeper, and Wirtz pushes forward as the central member of Liverpool’s forward line, while Ekitike shuffles across as the left of the trio.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Declining enrollment means the district may need to shuffle schools, students, or teachers to ensure each school is well attended, and the student-teacher ratios are well-balanced.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Plus most of these ship quickly, meaning ample time for procrastinating wedding guests to get their gift in on time.—
Katherine Burns Olson,
Architectural Digest,
25 Aug. 2025
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We're constantly told to make the most of our time, to work harder, to stop procrastinating.—
Joseph Jebelli,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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“Slow (down or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slow%20%28down%20or%20up%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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