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gradual

[graj-oo-uhl] / ˈgrædʒ u əl /


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In the medium term, the group targets gradual market outperformance in revenue and expects to more than double the recurring 11.1% operating margin it booked in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Other than a brief jump in 2020, Avanos stock had been on a gradual decline since September 2018, when it hit a record closing high of $72.65.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Investor complacency is increasingly evident as the Iran war gets normalized by markets, which are pricing in a base case of partial resolution and a gradual resumption of energy flows.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

"The periglacial environment, apart from being water reserves because they consist of water inside, undergoes a gradual thaw that feeds the rivers and streams of our country," she explains.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

There's just the slight gradual slope, the birds, the sameness to the trees.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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