gradual
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Rather than showing a gradual response, soil respiration can drop sharply.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
The strategy can benefit from a gradual decline in price and/or an increase in back-month implied volatility relative to front-month volatility.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
The agreement, which still needs President Trump’s approval, includes a gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian pledges to curtail some nuclear work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Historically, it would have been more common to see a gradual increase of a degree or two each day.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
We couldn't climb straight down, and we couldn't take the more gradual slope that led down close to the boathouse, because we'd still come across him.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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