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gradually

[graj-oo-uh-lee] / ˈgrædʒ u ə li /


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Scott Carrick began watching cricket on television during the pandemic and gradually figured out the nuances.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

A below-par Zverev scraped through the opening rounds at Flushing Meadows in a series of early-morning finishes, but he gradually improved over a fortnight where he did not play a top-20 opponent until Shelton.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

His visit comes six years after a deadly military clash along the disputed Tibetan border between China and India, with ties gradually improving through restored flights, visas and high-level contacts.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

What Anthropic calls a “modest” scenario would play out something like the emergence of the internet—driving real gains, but gradually, and within what they call “the historical norm for new technologies.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

May gradually turned around to look at Jack.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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