gradual
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The stock-market deterioration is more gradual but also lags deeper into the tightening phase.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
Whenever production resumes, it will be gradual and won’t replenish supplies right away.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Reaves returned from a Grade 2 left oblique muscle strain Wednesday, scoring 22 points on four-of-16 shooting with six assists, but his presence couldn’t stop the gradual decline of the Lakers offense.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
The new observations from Cascadia suggest that these ancient plates likely broke apart in the same gradual way.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
During those months of gradual discovery, the chimps very slowly began to realize that I was not so frightening after all.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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