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  • present participle of rise.
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rising

[rahy-zing] / ˈraɪ zɪŋ /


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Stocks are unlikely to bottom quite as quickly because airlines “will be slower to announce meaningful capacity cuts in reaction to rising fuel,” they said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

The auction comes as investors brace for rising interest rates after hawkish communication from Federal Reserve officials followed the central bank’s first rate increase since 2023 last week.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

In an interview with the BBC in August, she also pointed to the "crisis" in rising computing prices and hardware costs as another external pressure on the company.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

Expanding gases and intense heat drive this material upwards, creating a vast eruption column rising 30–50 kilometers into the atmosphere – far above commercial passenger aircraft, which usually cruise at up to about 13 kilometers.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

The woods and hills were spotted with their pools, with soft steam rising over the water and across the grass around them in a mist.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

From risings prices to parties in Downing Street, voters at a climbing wall in Southampton discuss the issues that matter them ahead of the local elections taking place across the country on May 5.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2022

There are still risings, but much slower in the northern parts of the country.

From The Guardian Jan. 15, 2022

One of the more remarkable risings in the NFL appears to be happening under Dan Campbell, who took over the Lions this season after several years as Payton’s assistant head coach in New Orleans.

From Washington Post Dec. 23, 2021

On the front plate, inscriptions about the risings and settings of stars are indexed to the zodiac dial.

From Scientific American Dec. 14, 2021

I must give the impression, therefore, despite my early risings, that I didn’t much care how lucky we were.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson




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