as in slowdown
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Noun
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The good news, Andersen said, is that emissions from buildings have stopped increasing for the first time since 2020 when the global pandemic forced a slowdown in construction.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025 -
Prints and editions have proven resilient amid a broader slowdown of the art market that has been ongoing for around two years.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
22 Mar. 2023
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Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2023
Noun
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Earlier this month, hundreds of Metro bus riders staged a sick-out in protest of the rising number of assaults among their ranks carried out by passengers.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2024
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On Wednesday, the City Council voted to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Baggett’s family members. — TRANSIT TRAUMA: Days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns, L.A.’s transit network continued to experience a string of violent behavior.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2024
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The order also directed an investigation of the job action, which was a violation of the Taylor Law barring certain state employees from striking.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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However, there were allegations that the sick-out at that time was, in truth, a job action.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Go-slow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go-slow. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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