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The phrase "are slightly below" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is positioned or measured at a level that is just under a certain point or standard.
Example: "The temperatures today are slightly below the average for this time of year."
Alternatives: "are just under" or "are marginally lower than".
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Our current estimates are slightly below consensus.
They are slightly below last season's pace of 53 points after 40 games.
It's a good thing their pitching has been so strong, because their position players are slightly below average across the board, writes Sean Forman.
On a forward price-earnings basis they are slightly below the ten-year average and at a 16% discount to shares in developed markets.
It's a good thing for the Braves that their pitching has been so strong, because in sabermetric terms their position players are slightly below average across the board.
And though health insurance premiums in Texas are slightly below the national average, they have nearly doubled in the last decade.
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"The airline will still be slightly below break-even".
But that, too, was slightly below expectations.
The results were slightly below analysts' estimates.
Intel's results were slightly below expectations.
Both figures were slightly below expectations.
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