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“Maybe Noma little by little becomes superfluous. But they are still the shoulders we stand on.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

“The enthusiasm of the people is reaching all of us; little by little, that excitement has taken hold of us. That’s why I’m here.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

The reason this works is that you do the saving part, little by little, and then the magic of compounding interest does the rest.

From MarketWatch Apr. 10, 2026

After the sun came up, "we watched the water recede little by little" before the fire department arrived, Mikey said.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2026

Salva watched, fascinated, as little by little the curve of a prow and low sides grew from the piles of reeds.

From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park




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