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Start with low-risk applications, learn from the results and gradually expand to higher-stakes uses.—
Matt Lowe,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025 -
Two Pianos begins in the thick of night, saturated in the sepia shadows of the Vieux Lyon quarter’s historic architecture and cobblestone streets, and moves gradually toward a crisp autumn light.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Teams can go over the salary cap, but there are progressively tougher penalties — such as luxury taxes and roster-construction restrictions — that make things tougher for organizations.—
David Brandt,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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Even just a few levels into the game, there are challenges where seemingly endless waves of enemies grow progressively stronger and one poor choice can lead to redoing an entire gauntlet of fights.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Seclusion and restraint The use of restraint and seclusion practices to address disabled students’ behavioral issues has increasingly become a debated issue among education specialists.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
8 Sep. 2025
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Texas Rangers cling to AL postseason hopes The Rangers’ World Series title increasingly feels like a one off.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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But the scrappy Padres battled back – little by little.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The Padres on Sunday battled back little by little, got even in the top of the eighth inning, and then ran into the same old L.A. story.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Hierarchically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hierarchically. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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