gradually
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Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease in which cartilage gradually breaks down, leaving joints painful, swollen and increasingly difficult to move.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The market’s focus is gradually shifting to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s upcoming policy decision, that’s expected this month, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The seven-time Grand Slam champion struggled on serve throughout but gradually upped his level to win 5-7 6-3 6-1.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
He gradually extended his authority over a swathe of the Balkans, making the Lake Prespa and Lake Ohrid region, now mostly in North Macedonia, his powerbase.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Expression– begins slow and soft, gradually becomes louder and faster.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
