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Recent Examples of stepwise
This stepwise approach will give you a reliable, privacy-compliant framework for budget allocation that evolves as your business and the market do.
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Bernard May, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The percentage of uninsured respondents in the 30-49 age cohort, which was the first group targeted in a stepwise introduction of the requirement, rose to 14.5% in 2018 from 10.5% in 2016.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Bernard May, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The percentage of uninsured respondents in the 30-49 age cohort, which was the first group targeted in a stepwise introduction of the requirement, rose to 14.5% in 2018 from 10.5% in 2016.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepwise
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Instead, restrictive financial policies would show up as higher interest costs, slower growth, inflation pressures, unlikeable taxes and years of gradual adjustment.—
Steve Booren,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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The result is not merely confusion about who is responsible but a gradual weakening of the expectations that make responsibility meaningful at all.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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Martha guides you step-by-step through the preparation of the perfect roast chicken, boasting crispy bronzed skin and succulent meat that’s equally tender and juicy throughout the white meat as well as the dark.—
Jennifer Anderson,
Martha Stewart,
17 Feb. 2026
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To do so, follow our step-by-step instructions for How To Make a Homemade Pie Crust Shield.—
Darcy Lenz,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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AccuWeather said that cumulative rainfall totals of 1-2 inches are expected in places like San Diego and the Central Valley, increasing to 2-4 inches near the Los Angeles Basin and into Northern California.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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For the broader cumulative report, HB4569 removes a six-month deadline, as well as language in the existing law making those reports always public.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Stepwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepwise. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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