gradual
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However, because Antarctic ice coverage naturally fluctuates considerably from year to year, researchers remain uncertain whether this gradual increase reflected a meaningful long-term change.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Ultimately, he sees Integro as a product that could support gradual market-share stabilization or gains for Sonova, rather than rapid losses for Cochlear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
It’s more like “a gradual increase, because the surge, or the bulge in the ocean height itself, is hundreds of miles wide ... it takes a while to build.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Over the years, there has been "a slow, gradual increase in the need" for the bombers, said Morgante.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
There wasn’t a gradual change between night and day.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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