gradual
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To prevent collisions, retirement-age satellites are sent on a gradual descent at 25 times the speed of sound.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
These thrusters are extremely fuel-efficient and are well suited for gradual, precise maneuvers.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Frasers has built a reputation for swooping in to buy retail brands which have fallen into administration, but its gradual increase in ownership of profit-making Hugo Boss over several years is a different approach.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
New factory orders rose in six of the last eight months, indicating a consistent gradual pickup in demand for German goods.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
It must have been gradual, or they would have noticed.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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