piecemeal
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You are in a fortunate position: It’s easier to sell shares piecemeal than, say, real estate.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
If you have multiple IRAs, you can give piecemeal from more than one IRA but the total annual amount given for an individual cannot exceed $111,000.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
But expanding rights piecemeal creates a nightmare for divorce lawyers, who found themselves building the plane in midair with gay breakups in the aughts and early 2010s.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
"This will just be another piecemeal fix that won't improve anything," says Pradhan, who is also a qualified facial surgeon.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Just as a hunting-gathering lifestyle can be traded piecemeal for a food-producing lifestyle, one system of food production can also be traded piecemeal for another.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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