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incremental

[in-kruh-men-tl, ing-] / ˌɪn krəˈmɛn tl, ˌɪŋ- /
ADJECTIVE
accumulative
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"Engagement is slow, progress is incremental, and reversals are frequent," is the UN's sober summary of the past five years of on-off dialogue.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Kraft Heinz is also increasing its incremental investments in the business by $100 million to a total of $700 million this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The business has also deployed incremental capacity to destinations like Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore “to capture the demand from travelers avoiding the Middle East,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

“Certainly, any incremental increase in the dollar does help on the inflationary front,” Schutte told MarketWatch in a phone interview.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

What composers could impose instead of incremental change were more abrupt contrasts of loud and soft, like the juxtaposition of light and shade, chiaroscuro, in painting.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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