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Instead of celebrating, auto executives worried that demand for electric vehicles was slackening, raising questions about their plans to invest tens of billions of dollars to develop new models and build factories.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2023

The lira’s weakening suggested the government was slackening its control of the currency.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023

Even as the big storm's force was slackening, the National Weather Service warned of blizzard conditions developing in the Great Plains on Saturday and continuing into Monday.

From Reuters • Feb. 10, 2013

Announcing the results of its latest snapshot of industry, the employers' organisation said output growth was slackening, casting fresh doubts on the strength of economic recovery.

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2010

The mist was lifting slowly, the rain was slackening, but Buford could not see the line.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara