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Adverb
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Witness accounts and weather data indicate the flooding in the area grew increasingly dangerous in the hours after 2 a.m. When Eastland decided to begin evacuating the campers at 2:30 a.m. amid heavy rains, he was met with several challenges.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
15 July 2025 -
In 2020, Latinx students were the largest group of Californians admitted to UC schools for the fall academic term, a critical turning point in the history of the system and a step closer to reflecting the changing demographics in an increasingly diverse and global society.—
Taryn Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Adverb
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The wall of worry has been crumbling little by little over the past four months.—
Spriha Srivastava,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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The balance is so spot on, so that this will reveal its glories little by little over the next 20-25 years.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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“Hierarchically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hierarchically. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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