incremental

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He often warned that the human urge to take action would get investors into trouble unless they channeled it into simple, incremental steps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“While modest near‑term renewal headwinds are possible, we view the increase as structurally positive for Sam’s earnings power given high incremental margins on membership revenue,” Tarlowe wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

“Tom wants to waive POI as much as possible and build in pricing to cover the incremental risk,” O’Brien wrote back.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

He notes that at its investor day, TransAlta outlined a path to double-digit Ebitda growth through 2029, supported by 900-1,300 megawatt of expected Alberta load growth and incremental contracted cash flows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

All of the possible reasons for why New York’s crime rate dropped are changes that happened at the margin; they were incremental changes.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell