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"inch by" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe a slow, gradual movement or progression. Example: She climbed the mountain inch by inch, stopping to catch her breath every few steps.
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Inch by inch, he is making progress.
Inch by inch, changes started to click.
The door was opening, inch by inch.
They're being forced out inch by inch.
The living rot away inch by inch".
Inch by inch the miracle was achieved.
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For $1,000 a company can get an 8-inch-by-8-inch brick imprinted with its logo; a 4-inch-by-8-inch brick costs $150.
Four-inch-by-four-inch posts offer a more rigid foundation.
Gemstar sells a paperback-size device with a 4.5-inch-by-3-inch screen, and a magazine-size tablet with a 6-inch-by-8-inch screen.
Contrast this forthrightness with J&J's inch-by-inch concessions on label warnings about liver damage.
The 4.7-inch-by-2.2-inch-by-1.6-inch-deep video camera weighs a little more than 6 ounces and has a 1.4-inch high-res color LCD.
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