gradual
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Dr. Anna Morad, a pediatrician at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, said she had witnessed a gradual rise in families refusing vitamin K leading up to the hospitalizations.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
"Expansion is gradual, with each new zone introduced only after detailed validation and once the system is proven reliable in real-world conditions," Pejkovic said in a statement.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
The stock-market deterioration is more gradual but also lags deeper into the tightening phase.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
After a gradual collapse in ratings since he came to office last year, the chancellor has become one of the least popular in postwar history.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
The rise of farming was a very gradual affair spread over centuries and millennia.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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