gradual

Example Sentences

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There has been a gradual improvement in momentum over the past few weeks for EV players in the domestic market due to new model launches or de-stocking of some old models.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Investor complacency is increasingly evident as the Iran war gets normalized by markets, which are pricing in a base case of partial resolution and a gradual resumption of energy flows.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Using the gradual accumulation of genetic changes, known as the "molecular clock," the researchers dated the oldest lineages found only in Aboriginal Australians and New Guineans to about 60,000 years ago.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

That doesn’t necessarily require slashing benefits, but it could involve gradual changes—adjusting eligibility ages, modifying benefit formulas, or finding ways to control healthcare costs.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Shock had become sorrow had become grief — a gradual thickening.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen