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gradual

[graj-oo-uhl] / ˈgrædʒ u əl /


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A negotiating session Friday resulted in a tentative deal, which includes a gradual $4.50 hourly wage increase and a more generous pension.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Other than a brief jump in 2020, Avanos stock had been on a gradual decline since September 2018, when it hit a record closing high of $72.65.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Investor complacency is increasingly evident as the Iran war gets normalized by markets, which are pricing in a base case of partial resolution and a gradual resumption of energy flows.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Using the gradual accumulation of genetic changes, known as the "molecular clock," the researchers dated the oldest lineages found only in Aboriginal Australians and New Guineans to about 60,000 years ago.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

But the descent was gradual and controlled and even.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen




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