unhurried
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This raises a momentous question: If diagnosed with a terminal illness, how can you weigh the decision in a calm, unhurried, fully informed manner?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
That’s as it should be, for Mr. Pärt’s music was first heard at this venue in 1967, and his characteristically unhurried works have appeared on Carnegie’s programs more than 80 times since.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
They had had a tick list of tasks to complete and often that was too long to include meaningful engagement, support with eating or unhurried continence care.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
Lucy Dacus, “Best Guess” The unhurried tempo makes it only friskier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025
Slowly, very slowly, like two unhurried compass needles, the feet turned towards the right; north, north-east, east, south-east, south, south-south-west; then paused, and, after a few seconds, turned as unhurriedly back towards the left.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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