Laden with lazy writing that drags out clichéd phrase after clichéd phrase — seriously, the line «you don't write, you don't call...» should be permanently retired from screenplays, especially if it's delivered between characters who hate each other — the story kind of plods along, checking off plots points from a list. (moviepie.com)
Instead of plodding through your daily routine, oblivious to the opportunities around you, pay attention to how you interact with different products. (entrepreneur.com)
That's because the longer global temperatures just sort of plod along without rising much (new research suggests that such a period may extend for another 20 years or so), the more established (and entrenched) the observed / model mismatch becomes. (cato.org)