little by little
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“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 Congolese proverb little by little, grow the bananas emphasises the virtues of patience and steady progress.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 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
"We will little by little be able to return these people home if they want that," he said, adding the people "are not refugees".
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
Suppose that all this time, little by little, Dust had been leaking out of the wounds the subtle knife had made in nature...
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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