gradualism
noun
grad·u·al·ism
ˈgra-jə-wə-ˌli-zəm 
-jə-ˌli-
1
: the policy of approaching a desired end by gradual stages
2
: the evolution of new species by gradual accumulation of small genetic changes over long periods of time
also
: a theory or model of evolution emphasizing this compare punctuated equilibrium
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The other thing is that gradualism requires financing.
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Vera Bergengruen/buenos Aires, TIME, 23 May 2024
And because of gradualism built into the tax code, comptrollers are just about to start feeling the full effects of the wave of defaults that started a few years ago, said Van Niewerburgh.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 25 Feb. 2024
Still, our Judaism—if that’s the word for it—affirmed idiosyncrasy, worldliness, dignity, science, exegesis, law, property, gradualism, poetic license, peace, freedom, memory, and humor.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
Other arenas of the war can also benefit from gradualism.
—Austin Carson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2023
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Vera Bergengruen/buenos Aires, TIME, 23 May 2024
And because of gradualism built into the tax code, comptrollers are just about to start feeling the full effects of the wave of defaults that started a few years ago, said Van Niewerburgh.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 25 Feb. 2024
Still, our Judaism—if that’s the word for it—affirmed idiosyncrasy, worldliness, dignity, science, exegesis, law, property, gradualism, poetic license, peace, freedom, memory, and humor.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
Other arenas of the war can also benefit from gradualism.
—Austin Carson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2023
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gradualism
noun
grad·u·al·ism
ˈgraj-(ə-)wəl-ˌiz-əm
ˈgraj-əl-
: the policy of approaching a desired goal by gradual stages
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