increase
Usage
Example Sentences
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May’s result topped the 3.7% increase expected by economists in a Wall Street Journal survey.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
That is cheap for a company expected by analysts to increase its underlying trading operating profit by 21% from last year to 2030.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Researchers also observed that glucosamine use was linked to a 25% increase in mortality risk among people already diagnosed with ADRD.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
On average, the price of a pint has risen by about £1.50 – an increase of 36% – over the past four years.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Other familiar songs to help increase verbal awareness include songs with word sub- stitutions or nonsense syllables such as Sarasponda or Supercalifragilisticexpialidocous.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing increase
"Siberian Survivors" and "Tigers in the Wild"
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Arithmetic, List 1
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