gradual
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Iranian leaders responded to the latest U.S. proposal, delivered through Pakistani mediators, by offering a gradual reopening of the strait while leaving critical nuclear issues unsolved.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Beijing is often thought to eschew rash decision-making and prioritise patience and gradual gains to secure long-term outcomes.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
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
Their measurements showed a pattern consistent with the gradual dimming expected when light passes through a thin atmosphere.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
Uniformitarians by contrast believed that changes on Earth were gradual and that nearly all Earth processes happened slowly, over immense spans of time.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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