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slow-burning
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2VERB + SLOW-BURNING
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1
Which burns more slowly than comparable objects.
2
Made of material designed to resist fire.
3
Emerging or unfolding slowly or gradually.
There are elements of low-key black comedy in our hapless hero’s dealing with clinic superiors, who are so clueless that their suspicions fall on entirely the wrong person. As a thriller, however, “La Dosis” is slow-burning to a fault, never quite arriving at the boil anticipated.
When the Missouri-born 26-year-old released her debut album last September, it marked the beginning of a slow-burning second act in pop.
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There are elements of low-key black comedy in our hapless hero’s dealing with clinic superiors, who are so clueless that their suspicions fall on entirely the wrong person. As a thriller, however, “La
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When the Missouri-born 26-year-old released her debut album last September, it marked the beginning of a slow-burning second act in pop.
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