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gradual

[graj-oo-uhl] / ˈgrædʒ u əl /


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“While global inventories have been drawing down, the market still seems focused on lessening demand and gradual supply being added.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

These thrusters are extremely fuel-efficient and are well suited for gradual, precise maneuvers.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Frasers has built a reputation for swooping in to buy retail brands which have fallen into administration, but its gradual increase in ownership of profit-making Hugo Boss over several years is a different approach.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

New factory orders rose in six of the last eight months, indicating a consistent gradual pickup in demand for German goods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

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

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen




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