increase
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But like other analysts, she has some reservations about how effective a rate increase will be.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
"The greater the increase in acetylcholine the more likely the mice were to change their future choices. Our results demonstrated the importance of acetylcholine in breaking habits and enabling new choices to be made."
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Funding for the poll was provided to IGS by the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, a private foundation based in San Francisco that aims to increase civic participation and improve the state’s democratic processes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The Association of Directors of Education in Scotland says a national action plan is needed urgently to increase recruitment and address the "crisis".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
“Do you really know of a way to increase the potency?” he asks.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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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