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little by little, we pieced together the jigsaw puzzle
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First, a long, difficult advance little by little, and then a collapse and rapid capture of one of the salients.
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John Feng, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
But the ghost eventually comes to intervene in the family’s life in odd ways and reveals, little by little, why it’s cooped up in the house.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2025
Every hard choice comes with risk, Grenier expressed, but for him, the risk is paying off little by little.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
And all of that, little by little, starts building a new momentum.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024
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John Feng, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
But the ghost eventually comes to intervene in the family’s life in odd ways and reveals, little by little, why it’s cooped up in the house.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2025
Every hard choice comes with risk, Grenier expressed, but for him, the risk is paying off little by little.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
And all of that, little by little, starts building a new momentum.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Little by little.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20by%20little. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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