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incremental

[in-kruh-men-tl, ing-] / ˌɪn krəˈmɛn tl, ˌɪŋ- /
ADJECTIVE
accumulative
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Taken together, they formed the government’s central theory of the case: Whatever happened here was too limited, too incremental, too voluntary to qualify as a Fourth Amendment search.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

Beijing's December deployment to the Philippine Sea "was consistent with China's incremental expansion of its maritime security presence in the South Pacific over the past decade", it said.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

The incremental dollars from rising occupancy are “crazy high margin significant.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

Chief Executive Brendan Foley said McCormick effectively managed elevated inflation and incremental costs related to the war in the Middle East, leveraging productivity initiatives and cost-savings programs to improve margins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

They wanted him to eliminate slavery all at once, but Lincoln preferred an incremental approach.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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