gradual
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This is the future of AI: a gradual adoption process that works through its problems and integrates into society without triggering economic apocalypse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The gradual breakdown of cartilage is known as osteoarthritis, a condition which affects more than 500 million people worldwide.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
It subsequently went into gradual decline under the ownership of the American group General Motors, which long restricted its international expansion to avoid competition with other GM subsidiaries.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Overall in terms of attendances this year, it was a slow start before a gradual recovery.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The Constitution contained no provision that committed the newly created federal government to a policy of gradual emancipation, or in any clear sense placed slavery on the road to ultimate extinction.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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