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It happened place by place, inch by inch, a dusty disco ball left in the rummage while a Starbucks or a boutique gym rose to serve the freshly gentrified block around it.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Rain is forecast to start Saturday night across Southern California, but Sunday is expected to be the wettest day of the weekend with widespread but light rainfall measuring less than a quarter inch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

By reputation she is a tough negotiator who cuts commercial tenants little slack for minor violations and refuses to give an inch when negotiating a lease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Meanwhile, even if fully autonomous passenger flight remains elusive, many expect the technology being pioneered will inch into commercial aviation, potentially making piloted flying safer.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

At one inch per day, we are going to be here for a very long time.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

“The sea level off the coast of Southern California is now six to 10 inches above average,” Swain said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Lowell packed sustained winds of around 110 mph during its closest approach, with predictions of rainfall of four to eight inches for Kauai producing the potential for significant flash flooding and mudslides.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Some 1.25 inches of rain fell over the long weekend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

After the last passenger, a young boy, is almost thrown on board, it inches out to sea, but it is not leaving yet.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Ma was still sore about the couple of inches Klenam had shaved from one side of her head.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

But median U.S. asking price inched down 0.1%, a sign that sellers may be adjusting their expectations as buyers negotiate and push back against high costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures inched up with a few more weeks of hot weather-driven demand expected to support power-sector use.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Meta shares inched up 0.4% in premarket trade on Monday.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Revenue inched up 1% to $6.91 billion compared to the year-ago period, when Paramount was controlled by media heiress Shari Redstone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Carefully he inched the door open, closing it again swiftly as the Abbot and Brother Alf padded by.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

With them inching closer to the city, Dezhyna and her parents are again thinking about whether they should flee to refuge, far from her beloved Izyum.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

The latest flare-ups in hostilities are boosting crude futures prices, which were inching toward $80 a barrel Tuesday.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

AAA forecast a record 61.4 million drivers are hitting the road the week of July Fourth, inching up from 61.3 million in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

That number is now inching closer to the billion mark with Jio alone amassing 525 million of those subscribers.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

As the first bean sprouts grew larger, more and more popped up through the sand, each one inching up toward the sky.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley