rising
Example Sentences
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According to the report, median household rent in New York rose 42 percent in the last decade, with creative salaries rising just 25 percent -- well below the citywide average gain of 44 percent.
From Barron's
The number of farmers in America has been shrinking for years, but rising costs and weak commodity prices are pushing more families out at a faster rate.
The city of Manchester has seen incredible growth in the size of the economy per head, so taking into account rising population.
From BBC
Television was also the leading edge of the rising consumer society: an ad-driven medium running all day in American homes.
That means that “real income growth from falling inflation and rising wages will boost purchasing power,” Jake Krimmel, a senior economist with Realtor.com, said in a statement.
From MarketWatch
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