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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

To stop the slow march toward becoming basic, it’s time to reclaim exploration.

From Salon Sep. 26, 2025

What better way to illustrate that slow march than with smartphone photos?

From New York Times Sep. 21, 2021

The two of them gabbed for a good five minutes before we resumed our slow march.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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