unhurried
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It was a small mercy appreciated by the home support, but the gulf in class when it mattered was still evident as Spain's smooth, unhurried style cut a sharp contrast to England's often frantic efforts.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
"The process of evaluation is deliberately unhurried, and we shall ensure that it is absolutely rigorous," Professor Martin Bridson, President of the Clay Mathematics Institute, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
But as the latest entry in a fantasy series—especially at the midway point of a planned five-book plot arc—its momentum feels curiously unhurried.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
A growing number of primary care doctors say they are finding a way back to an unhurried model of patient care.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
Over the eons of unhurried time that is nature’s, life reached an adjustment with destructive forces as selection weeded out the less adaptable and only the most resistant survived.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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