25,000 people die every day due to starvation.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Gradually \Grad"u*al*ly\, adverb

1. In a gradual manner.

2. In degree. [Obs.]

Human reason doth not only gradually, but specifically, differ from the fantastic reason of brutes. --Grew.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

gradually

adverb: in a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim" [syn: {bit by bit}, {step by step}]
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