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incremental

[in-kruh-men-tl, ing-] / ˌɪn krəˈmɛn tl, ˌɪŋ- /
ADJECTIVE
accumulative
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Rubner added that leveraged exchange-traded-fund assets have declined more than $60 billion from a June peak, “removing one of the largest sources of incremental leverage that had fueled the first-half rally.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

The business has also deployed incremental capacity to destinations like Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore “to capture the demand from travelers avoiding the Middle East,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Compare that with the incremental return you are actually getting.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

In recent years, the test score rise has been incremental, but compares well with other school systems.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

All of the possible reasons for why New York’s crime rate dropped are changes that happened at the margin; they were incremental changes.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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