increase
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Now, they expect the bank to raise its key rate to 2.25% from 2% on June 11, the first increase in almost three years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The energy ministry said the floods were caused by "the significant and unprecedented increase in water flows from the Turkish side".
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Eurozone inflation rose to 3.2% in May, a fourth-straight increase and the highest level since September 2023, statistics agency Eurostat said Tuesday, up from 3.0% in April.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The firm says that while nine out of 10 HR professionals expect to increase their use of generative AI, a third said "say no one currently owns AI strategy at their companies".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
One study suggests that the entire increase in the prison population from 1980 to 2001 can be explained by sentencing policy changes.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing increase
"Siberian Survivors" and "Tigers in the Wild"
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Arithmetic, List 1
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Unit 17, Lesson 2
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