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But the unemployment rate is slowly rising, inching up steadily to 4.6% in November from 4% at the start of the year.

From MarketWatch

Rainfall totals are expected to range from about three-quarters of an inch to 2.5 inches in coastal and valley areas, with 2 to 5.5 inches possible in foothill and mountain communities.

From Los Angeles Times

But every inch of progress matters, every battle won is preventing our home world from becoming just a little worse.

From Salon

Officials at the Palisades Tahoe ski resort reported 65 inches of snow over the last week — referring to last week’s storm as a “Christmas miracle.”

From Los Angeles Times

Yields on benchmark German sovereign bunds have inched down since the announcement.

From Barron's