gradual
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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
These thrusters are extremely fuel-efficient and are well suited for gradual, precise maneuvers.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
"It was a gradual process of settling back into life."
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
"Together with Germany we have proposed a strengthened gradual integration process," President Emmanuel Macron told media as he arrived at the summit.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
As they went on the gully became ever shallower and the slope of its floor more gradual.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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