increase
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Wholesale prices in May posted the biggest back-to-back increase since 2022 and kept the pressure on businesses as they try to navigate another wave of U.S. inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
He assumes ticket revenue per match will not just double from the $15m at the last World Cup, but increase nearly five fold to $71m.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Quanta Services benefits from AI’s energy demands, leading to a record $48.5 billion backlog and a 50% share price increase.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The letter from the City Council became public in April after Freeman got into a Facebook dispute with local resident and frequent City Council commenter Jason Hunter over a proposed sales tax increase.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
They might actually improve the perceived quality of the pool of loans and increase the percentage that could be declared triple-A.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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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