little by little
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Since then, he’s been building up his bitcoin portfolio little by little, investing more money at least once every two weeks.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026
It calls it a capital investment, and deducts it from earnings little by little.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
Like the rich man who lost his money, it happened to me little by little then all at once.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
"You can tell that little by little, he is gaining more confidence," said Alejandro, a life-long fan.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025
He would have children and stop going down to Bursa and little by little he’d change; he’d get older; everything he felt now would fade into memory and then into nothing.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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