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sick-outs

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plural of sick-out

as in slowdowns

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slowdowns

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But the Postal Service didn’t specify which voters would be affected by the slowdowns and which wouldn’t.

— Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026
Investors are betting on an enormous buildout, and data center moratoriums or other slowdowns could hurt forecasts for returns on investments.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

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