inch by inch
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It happened place by place, inch by inch, a dusty disco ball left in the rummage while a Starbucks or a boutique gym rose to serve the freshly gentrified block around it.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
He shows little faith in quiet progress, as in: Set good policy in place and hope it succeeds inch by inch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Instead, firefighters and public works employees were covering the site inch by inch with soil dredged from a nearby site.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
"We had some difficult scenes to do, and inch by inch, slowly slowly, bit by bit we built up this very complex relationship, to say the least."
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025
Joey pinched the bag closed inch by inch.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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