increase
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With demand for property investment loans waning, the MS analysts also caution that a material shift in operating conditions would increase the risk of earnings downgrades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Levin said the increase in visits was necessary because the agency slashed staffing of its oversight offices.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
By 2030, national energy prices may have an average increase of up to 29%, with areas that have high concentrations of data centers like northern Virginia expecting an almost 60% increase in costs.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
The increase would mean 5.3m more people being physically active in towns and cities, ministers say.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Multi-part performance in either the vocal or instrumental milieu is cognitively beneficial, and will increase a child’s musical competence.
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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Unit 17, Lesson 2
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