little by little
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“Maybe Noma little by little becomes superfluous. But they are still the shoulders we stand on.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“The enthusiasm of the people is reaching all of us; little by little, that excitement has taken hold of us. That’s why I’m here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
The reason this works is that you do the saving part, little by little, and then the magic of compounding interest does the rest.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
After the sun came up, "we watched the water recede little by little" before the fire department arrived, Mikey said.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
But they continued to work on Pike, to pressure him, and over time he began to reveal, little by little, a hidden dimension to the case.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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