gradual
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On Sunday a US official said that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had proposed a plan for "gradual de-escalation" there to Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The agreement, which still needs President Trump’s approval, includes a gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian pledges to curtail some nuclear work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
I asked Schenck whether his gradual shift, seeing Suozzi as more conservative than he did at first, might have been due to C Street’s influence.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
These developments don’t threaten dollar dominance today or tomorrow, but they reflect a genuine, if gradual, de-risking impulse among sovereigns who have concluded that some diversification away from dollar concentration is prudent.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Change is gradual and incremental, and when one lives in the midst of one’s family, one rarely notices differences in them.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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