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slow march

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noun

  1. military a march in slow time

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Bitcoin has been in the doldrums for months, with its fall back from highs above $100,000 in late 2025 accelerating since January and prices languishing around $60,000 until a slow march higher through April.

From Barron's May 1, 2026

Wilson also voiced his displeasure at Lululemon’s expansion into new non-workout categories, posting about his “sadness for lululemon’s slow march to becoming The Gap with cheap acrylic sweaters.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 29, 2025

As the wall makes its slow march forward, Gibson sets out on a quest to meet people whose lives are connected to the border.

From New York Times Jul. 2, 2020

To borrow the well-worn metaphor of another Briton, philosopher Isaiah Berlin, Brown was the fox and Wintour was the hedgehog in their slow march to the top.

From Salon Sep. 21, 2019

He clicked his feet together, made a 180-degree turn, and began a slow march toward the door.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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