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little by little, we pieced together the jigsaw puzzle
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Back Away Slowly Retreat little by little.
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Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026
UConn clawed back, little by little, until a Cayden Boozer miscue led to UConn's Braylon Mullins becoming a legend forever.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
As the light journeys along the fiber, little by little, some scatters off the glass molecules themselves and is lost.
—John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
But little by little, the habit consumed him.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
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Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026
UConn clawed back, little by little, until a Cayden Boozer miscue led to UConn's Braylon Mullins becoming a legend forever.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
As the light journeys along the fiber, little by little, some scatters off the glass molecules themselves and is lost.
—John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
But little by little, the habit consumed him.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Little by little.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20by%20little. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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