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little by little, we pieced together the jigsaw puzzle
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Go Slow Adding compost or any other soil amendments should be done little by little to avoid overwhelming your garden or your plants.
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Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 15 May 2026
This was building little by little, the performances were getting better and better.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
The point of racially conscious practices of any kind shouldn’t be to hit particular numerical targets, but to improve, little by little, the institutions in a wealthy and powerful democracy that has not yet escaped the present effects of a deeply racist past.
—Stephen L. Carter, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
The birth at the San Diego Zoo is just one deer — but little by little, a little becomes a lot.
—Ryan Brennan
april 24, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 15 May 2026
This was building little by little, the performances were getting better and better.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
The point of racially conscious practices of any kind shouldn’t be to hit particular numerical targets, but to improve, little by little, the institutions in a wealthy and powerful democracy that has not yet escaped the present effects of a deeply racist past.
—Stephen L. Carter, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
The birth at the San Diego Zoo is just one deer — but little by little, a little becomes a lot.
—Ryan Brennan
april 24, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Little by little.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20by%20little. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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