slow fire
Americannoun
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While the cooler weather is expected to continue to aid crews, it doesn’t portend a slow fire season, experts say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024
Dusted with paprika, the dip is smooth from the chickpeas having been cooked to near mush over a slow fire.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 22, 2019
Other companies live by the motto “hire slow, fire fast.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2019
They are more moist and can slow fire.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 20, 2018
Ged lay blind and dumb in fever like a stick in a slow fire, and there was no spell to cool what burned him.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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