increase
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Example Sentences
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Businesses could also increase retirement contributions, cover more healthcare costs and subsidise childcare, OpenAI said.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Investors’ strong reaction followed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ announcement of a large increase in the expected Medicare Advantage reimbursement rate for 2027.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Delta said Tuesday the price of first- and second-checked bags will increase by $10 each, while the cost of a third checked bag will rise by $50.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
That’s a solid $10 billion improvement from late January and suggests companies have been able to improve margins and increase efficiencies despite soaring oil and energy prices and a retrenchment in consumer sentiment.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
So, while the Nazis did increase the number of new jobs by building and repairing roads, railways, and houses as well as building up their military, they also took employment away from other Germans.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
