gradual
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Experimental validation and whole-body analyses in worms helped reveal a direct link between gradual molecular alterations and broader aging processes.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 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
—Oil prices slipped in early trading, but are headed for weekly gains as renewed tensions in the Middle East damped hopes for an imminent, gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
But the descent was gradual and controlled and even.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
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