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gradual

adjective as in happening slowly, evenly

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Macron and other European leaders are taking a gradual approach, laying the groundwork for mass mobilization with recruitment systems they can rapidly scale up in a moment of crisis.

The former tend to be more gradual and less dramatic, and therefore are often overlooked in real time.

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“The picture is not a single replacement for the dollar. It is a gradual shift toward a more mixed composition.”

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The Fed’s recent decision to stop reducing its bondholdings on Dec. 1 should help end the gradual rise in funding pressures, and rate volatility has also eased since the start of November.

Putting this all together, a market leadership review currently shows a gradual rotation to value from growth.

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