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Meanings of slow burn in English

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Usage of slow burn in English
1
The evolution is a slow burn, with a long way to go.
Ebony
2
Bosch looked down at his plate and I saw the slow burn.
The reversal
3
He gave the impression of a man doing a slow burn.
Death angel
4
I understand her plan, the need for a long fuse and a slow burn.
Rogues
5
It may be a slow burn but there are reasons enough to keep going.
News.com.au
6
But as the script takes an unexpected turn, it proves worth the slow burn.
The Guardian
7
How to approach the slow burn of a two-leg tie with this in mind?
The Guardian
8
Some people get it straight away while others are more of a slow burn.
Wired
9
That decade was the slow burn, but it was coming.
The Guardian
10
I lowered myself in my seat doing a slow burn.
Calamity jayne
11
She inhaled, exhaled, felt the slow burn down her throat.
Street magic
12
And, yet 54 years later, the worldwide battle to educate smokers continues its slow burn.
News.com.au
13
Federal officials have said they are aiming for a " slow burn" of infection.
Reuters
14
It's a slow burn, they say, as Charlie Dreaver goes in for a second piece.
Radio NZ
15
The rise of Adam Ondra was a slow burn.
Rock and Ice Magazine
16
For a moment, Frank held my gaze, the slow burn of indignation in his eyes.
Another life altogether: a novel
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Slow burn across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common