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bit by bit





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"We can't do that for our ocean. We have to map it bit by bit using acoustic instruments on ships," he explains.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

She has since sold off her gold bit by bit to get by.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

While the garden is rooted in local culture, built bit by bit from the flotsam and jetsam of Los Angeles locations and plants native to the ecology, the programming is more global in approach.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

Their envy does pour out immediately but strains forth bit by bit, pressing through the narrow gaps in their bleached smiles.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2025

We continue to detoxify him bit by bit.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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