gradually
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If those safeguards are gradually eroded, he says, “the issue is no longer only whether the AfD is ‘bad for Jews.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It was trying to engineer a “soft landing,” whereby the U.S. economy could continue to grow while rates were high enough to allow inflation to gradually ease.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
"Russia is gradually shifting the boundary for what they consider acceptable behaviour," he warned.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Rather than treating the inductive effect as an influence that gradually travels along a chain of atoms, the team's interpretation confines it to the bond directly connected to the relevant atom in a neutral molecule.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
She went on her way, just another robot on the street, and those perky voices gradually faded behind her.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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