gradual

Example Sentences

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The longer the war lasts, the list of targets also gets smaller – meaning a gradual slowing down in the tempo of operations.

From BBC

‘So gradual you could sometimes convince yourself it wasn’t really happening. Till it started speeding up, and it felt like every time we saw her she’d taken another giant turn for the worse.’

From Literature

Analyst Daan Struyven said he assumes just five additional days of low Strait of Hormuz exports before a gradual recovery over the next 28 days.

From Barron's

More likely are gradual and targeted policies, such as raising incomes for low-income households or shifting the recent trade-in and subsidy programs for durables like household appliances and cars into services.

From Barron's

Altman of Social Security Works expects Congress will act to avoid the automatic cut, either by bringing in more revenue, by phasing in more gradual cuts, or some combination of the two.

From MarketWatch