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little by little, we pieced together the jigsaw puzzle
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As the light journeys along the fiber, little by little, some scatters off the glass molecules themselves and is lost.
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John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
But little by little, the habit consumed him.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
All night, the fog had stubbornly hidden the stars in the dark, impenetrable sky, but now the sliver of light widened little by little into a luminous band, a hazy phosphorescence that slowly spread and took over.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
How about an effort to regularly clean up and maintain the area, starting with the City Administration Building and the surrounding (nonexistent) landscaping, then fixing up more sections little by little?
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
But little by little, the habit consumed him.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
All night, the fog had stubbornly hidden the stars in the dark, impenetrable sky, but now the sliver of light widened little by little into a luminous band, a hazy phosphorescence that slowly spread and took over.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
How about an effort to regularly clean up and maintain the area, starting with the City Administration Building and the surrounding (nonexistent) landscaping, then fixing up more sections little by little?
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Little by little.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20by%20little. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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