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 strategy can benefit from a gradual decline in price and/or an increase in back-month implied volatility relative to front-month volatility.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Maybe the stock can stage a gradual recovery.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
As this wobble interacts with gradual shifts in Earth's elliptical orbit, it creates two major climatic precession cycles lasting about 19,000 and 23,000 years.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
The first half of 1943 brought crying spells, loneliness and the gradual realization of my faults and shortcomings, which were numerous and seemed even more so.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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