sequentially
Americanadverb
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one after the other.
The interactive feature allows you to present the photographs and other information sequentially rather than overwhelming the viewer by displaying everything at once.
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chronologically, or according to numerical, alphabetical, or some other recognized order.
Apart from your original post and sequentially first comment, all you’ve been doing is trashing liberals.
If the files had originally been numbered sequentially, one would know how many were skipped and how many there were in total.
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Business. by comparison with the immediately preceding period, usually a fiscal quarter.
While their latest figures reflect a profit increase of about 5.1 percent sequentially, the company is still taking a dip of around 19 percent year over year.
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“What he says throughout that record, taken sequentially, is not always going to be entirely consistent. And sometimes there are going to be changes of view.”
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
During the second quarter, active buyers continued to decline year-over-year, but increased sequentially.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The New York Times NYT -12.68%decrease; red down pointing triangle reported higher profit and revenue in the second quarter, though subscriber growth slowed sequentially.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
For the June quarter, Sandisk reported revenue of $8.97 billion, up 51% sequentially, and ahead of the $8.48 billion that analysts tracked by FactSet had been looking for.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
We’ll assume she meets men sequentially, can judge the relative suitability for her of those she’s met, and once she’s rejected someone, he’s gone forever.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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