slow-moving
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of slow-moving
First recorded in 1635–45
Example Sentences
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Documentarian Geeta Gandbhir retraces this slow-moving tragedy through the body camera footage of the exasperated officers who know that the caller, not the children, is the problem.
From Los Angeles Times
"Instead of even spreading, these slow-moving impacts would create a deposit rather than a crater. And they are centered on the equator as predicted from modeling material spun off the primary."
From Science Daily
A frenzy of mergers has since thinned the ranks of private operators, leaving most of U.S. crude production in the hands of disciplined, slow-moving public players.
Stephen Hussey, from Devon Wildlife Trust, said slow-moving mammals were among the most at risk.
From BBC
That now appears to have been highlighted by video showing a relatively slow-moving Iranian Shahed drone breaching its defences.
From BBC
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