increase
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By the end of 2025, about 535,000 people were registered as behavior technicians in a federal database of healthcare providers, an increase of 457% from 2019, an analysis by the Journal found.
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
He succeeded in all these undertakings, and he is worthy of even more praise, since he did everything in order to increase the power of the Church, and not for any private individual.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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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