as in gradually
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During the two years Échale operated at the Lumberyard, its menu gradually evolved from tacos to a more California-Mediterranean style of food.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
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The new Zeekr model, developed with Chinese automaker Geely, is designed specifically for robotaxi use cases and will be rolled out gradually as the company expands its service.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Over the course of its deadly 67 minutes, the crew of a deep-space cruiser are progressively murdered.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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The company behind the iconic Roomba robotic vacuum has been watching its stock progressively slide since 2021 as its early success was overrun by stiff competition from Chinese rivals Anker, Ecovacs, and Roborock.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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In contrast, China and South Korea have grown increasingly at odds as China's technological advancement accelerated.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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The previous longest, a 35-day funding pause in December 2018 and January 2019, ended partly because of increasingly tight staffing at some of the nation’s busiest airports.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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What was once beyond the pale has little by little become accepted.—
Evan Hughes,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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But little by little, a new wave of neuroscientists started questioning this status quo, Andrillon said.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Hierarchically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hierarchically. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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