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by/in leaps and bounds

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by/in leaps and bounds

if progress or growth happens in leaps and bounds, it happens very quickly. Ashley's reading has come on in leaps and bounds since she's been at her new school. Leaders of the organization say their membership is growing by leaps and bounds.

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