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Adverb
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Instead of looking to broadly reduce compensation costs as a central part of efforts to cover red ink, Mayor Gloria, City Council President Joe LaCava and increasingly radical Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera led the push to squeeze constituents.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026 -
In the world of higher ed, there’s long been an insistence that college is for everyone, but this has resulted in many graduates unable to find suitable jobs; the employment prospects of English majors—or even computer-science grads—are looking increasingly grim.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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As wastewater passes through the cascade, every stage boasts progressively finer pores.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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This slammed a series of island chains into the continent’s west coast, progressively growing it to its present state.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Other sports franchises followed the Giants’ example, and dynamic pricing, which had already been employed by airlines and hotels, gradually became the norm in American sports.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Des Plaines River is expected to crest, or reach its highest peak, at 18 feet this morning before gradually receding, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Water Prediction Service.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Back Away Slowly Retreat little by little.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
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Prescott is a big believer in completing projects little by little.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Yet piece by piece, Hans was now outplaying the world champion.—
Ben Mezrich,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
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Working remotely across time zones before regrouping in Melbourne, the band built Sungazer piece by piece.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Crescively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crescively. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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