creep up
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Temperatures will lift by a degree or so compared to Sunday and humidity levels will creep up too.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
They will likely lead to more domestic auto production, which could cause prices to creep up a little.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Tom Sparks is watching the miles creep up on the cars he and his wife drive, a 2010 Honda CR-V and a 2014 Toyota Avalon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
He has the confidence to only dress up his new dystopia a tad, letting the scale of the oppression creep up on you when, say, an açaí bowl salesman casually asks Tereza for her papers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
He climbs out, complaints and all, and we creep up the staircase.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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