"day by day" meaning in English

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      "form": "more day by day",
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          "text": "He tore the page for Thursday from his day by day calendar.",
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          "text": "Wimbledon's press office produces a day by day summary of the day's play.",
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          "text": "These three things I do pray, day by day.",
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        "one day at a time"
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          "roman": "ōrecʻōr",
          "sense": "one day at a time",
          "word": "օրեցօր"
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          "roman": "nalmada",
          "sense": "one day at a time",
          "word": "날마다"
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          "sense": "one day at a time",
          "word": "dag for dag"
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          "roman": "ɣibaɣi",
          "sense": "one day at a time",
          "word": "гъибагъи"
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          "text": "Day by day things got worse.",
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          "_dis1": "3 97",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "gradually",
          "word": "päivä päivältä"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "gradually",
          "word": "de jour en jour"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "méra me ti méra",
          "sense": "gradually",
          "word": "μέρα με τη μέρα"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "gradually",
          "word": "z dnia na dzień"
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      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
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  "word": "day by day"
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      "roman": "ōrecʻōr",
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      "word": "날마다"
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      "sense": "one day at a time",
      "word": "dag for dag"
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      "code": "udi",
      "lang": "Udi",
      "roman": "ɣibaɣi",
      "sense": "one day at a time",
      "word": "гъибагъи"
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      "sense": "gradually",
      "word": "päivä päivältä"
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      "sense": "gradually",
      "word": "de jour en jour"
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      "roman": "méra me ti méra",
      "sense": "gradually",
      "word": "μέρα με τη μέρα"
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