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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

“Those savings flow mainly to investor returns,” Abramov said, “not incremental barrels.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 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

Rubner added that leveraged exchange-traded-fund assets have declined more than $60 billion from a June peak, “removing one of the largest sources of incremental leverage that had fueled the first-half rally.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 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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