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Adjective
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The effect appeared gradual and cumulative over time.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
26 Apr. 2026 -
The rollout is expected to mark a gradual transition from testing environments to real-world deployment of fully unmanned driving systems.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Knock on doors, raise money for progressive candidates, and mobilize your friends, neighbors, colleagues and acquaintances.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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Despite taking a progressive stand on labor, the Church nonetheless defended industrialization and private-property rights, forging a middle way that rejected both unfettered capitalism and socialism.—
Elias Wachtel,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Their population has risen from 76 to 108, while the Central chimps’ population has seen a stepwise decline.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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Something else Krasley observed was that the factories didn’t embark on one gigantic, expensive retrofit, but rather took a stepwise approach to accumulating cooling improvements that was easier on their bottom lines.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But this is no step-by-step instruction guide.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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How to massage kale, step-by-step 1.—
Zoe Denenberg,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Increscent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/increscent. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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