gradual
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—Oil prices slipped in early trading, but are headed for weekly gains as renewed tensions in the Middle East damped hopes for an imminent, gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The company generated about 8.5% annual revenue growth in the past decade to $69.7 billion last year, partly from a gradual increase of the hourly rate it charges customers.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The improvements will be a gradual process and the land will remain accessible throughout the process.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Rather than showing a gradual response, soil respiration can drop sharply.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
In most European states, he went on to argue, it was probably necessary for the monarchy to remain hereditary for the foreseeable future, in order to permit a more gradual transition to full-blown republican principles.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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