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Recent Examples of stepwise
The percentage of uninsured respondents in the 30-49 age cohort, which was the first group targeted in a stepwise introduction of the requirement, rose to 14.5% in 2018 from 10.5% in 2016.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepwise
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The strategy focuses on implementing a gradual approach to integrate FERNRIDE-enabled autonomous terminal tractors at HHLA TK Estonia without safety drivers.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Annual fatality rates in TxDOT’s Fort Worth district — encompassing Tarrant, Erath, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell and Wise counties — displayed a gradual rise before spiking in 2021.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 July 2025
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Inflows were valued at $7.6 billion, which in turn drove cumulative assets under management (AUMs) to $382.8 billion an all-time peak.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The team has the worst cumulative point differential through 18 games in the history of the WNBA at -320, significantly worse than the 2011 Tulsa Shock team that started with a -260 differential and went on to set a league record with 20 consecutive losses.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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“Stepwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepwise. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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