How to Use go-slow in a Sentence
go-slow
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Both women have lived in Vietnam for more than 20 years, seduced by the go-slow tempo of life.
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Michelle Jana Chan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Feb. 2023
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Those urging caution include Citadel Securities, which has asked the SEC to adopt a go-slow approach.
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Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
24 Nov. 2025
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Still, most of the leaders of the BCI companies agree with the FDA’s go-slow way of doing things—at least for the public record.
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Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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In the city of San Diego, where light-rail trolley stations would be affected, the City Council voted unanimously earlier this month to take a similar go-slow approach.
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Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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Those efforts have reversed the Biden administration’s go-slow approach to oil drilling, reducing – though not completely eliminating – the backlog of requests for onshore and offshore drilling permits that accumulated during Biden’s presidency.
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Skip York,
The Conversation,
9 Dec. 2025
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