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Recent Examples of go-slow
His billionaire and other market-minded Cabinet members want a more targeted, go-slow approach.
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Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
Iger’s go-slow approach was the right call at the time.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Fortune Making robo-taxis a real business A go-slow approach is helping Waymo, Google’s self-driving car project, as faster-moving competitors like Uber and GM’s Cruise stall after high-profile accidents.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 30 May 2024
Kyiv has often been the most vocal critic of the go-slow approach to delivering aid.
—Austin Carson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2023
Frost’s go-slow appeal comes against a dizzying streak of record-breaking heat waves in Europe, the United States and Asia, as well as shrinking sea ice at the poles and hot-tub ocean temperatures.
—Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023
Frost’s go-slow appeal comes against a dizzying streak of record-breaking heat waves in Europe, the United States, and Asia, as well as shrinking sea ice at the poles and hot-tub ocean temperatures.
—Anthony Faiola, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
Many employers are taking a go-slow approach to employing graduating seniors this year, college career offices say.
—Lindsay Ellis, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2023
Both women have lived in Vietnam for more than 20 years, seduced by the go-slow tempo of life.
—Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2023
Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
Iger’s go-slow approach was the right call at the time.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Fortune Making robo-taxis a real business A go-slow approach is helping Waymo, Google’s self-driving car project, as faster-moving competitors like Uber and GM’s Cruise stall after high-profile accidents.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 30 May 2024
Kyiv has often been the most vocal critic of the go-slow approach to delivering aid.
—Austin Carson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2023
Frost’s go-slow appeal comes against a dizzying streak of record-breaking heat waves in Europe, the United States and Asia, as well as shrinking sea ice at the poles and hot-tub ocean temperatures.
—Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023
Frost’s go-slow appeal comes against a dizzying streak of record-breaking heat waves in Europe, the United States, and Asia, as well as shrinking sea ice at the poles and hot-tub ocean temperatures.
—Anthony Faiola, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
Many employers are taking a go-slow approach to employing graduating seniors this year, college career offices say.
—Lindsay Ellis, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2023
Both women have lived in Vietnam for more than 20 years, seduced by the go-slow tempo of life.
—Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go-slow
Noun
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After a brief pandemic slowdown, river lines are back in growth mode.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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Adrian’s aggressive expansion, built on a mountain of debt, unraveled amid interest rate hikes and China’s economic slowdown.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2023
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
22 Mar. 2023
Noun
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Earlier this month, hundreds of Metro bus riders staged a sick-out in protest of the rising number of assaults among their ranks carried out by passengers.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2024
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On Wednesday, the City Council voted to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Baggett’s family members. — TRANSIT TRAUMA: Days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns, L.A.’s transit network continued to experience a string of violent behavior.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2024
Noun
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However, there were allegations that the sick-out at that time was, in truth, a job action.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The National Union of Healthcare Workers said that nearly 2,400 mental health workers had launched their job action after Kaiser management had turned down proposals that the union said would stanch employee turnover and improve care.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Oct. 2024
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