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The strategy focuses on implementing a gradual approach to integrate FERNRIDE-enabled autonomous terminal tractors at HHLA TK Estonia without safety drivers.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025 -
Annual fatality rates in TxDOT’s Fort Worth district — encompassing Tarrant, Erath, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell and Wise counties — displayed a gradual rise before spiking in 2021.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 July 2025
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Commissioner of Indian Affairs John Collier took a more progressive approach to Native issues.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
13 July 2025
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Last season, 33 per cent of his total carries in the Premier League were progressive, defined as carries greater than five metres and move the ball at least five metres towards the opposition goal — only Jeremy Doku (38 per cent) had a higher share among players who played at least 900 minutes.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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“Increscent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/increscent. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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