gradual

Example Sentences

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As the Economist recently argued, that could mean a more gradual build-out of renewable power, allowing more time to invest in cheaper onshore wind and reform the electricity market.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 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 dealing with a rapid run-up in prices is a lot harder than dealing with a gradual one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Even without the aid of a major fire, the same thing would happen to all other cities, though the process would be a gradual one, taking several decades.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy