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It would soon witness the same treatment on streaming, garnering a 165% increase in streaming activity over a four-week period, Billboard reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Real-estate data firm CoStar expects rents to increase by 1.9% by the end of this year, a sharp increase from its previous forecast of 0.5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Bus Users UK has described the overall mileage increase as "encouraging".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
PC Eryl Lloyd – who is seconded to NRW – said his team had "definitely seen an increase in off-roading incidents".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Unfortunately, he was essential if I was going to increase my chicken family from four to many.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Newcastle-based Feeding Britain director Andrew Forsey said: "Given the increases in food prices that are coming our way in the months ahead we need every layer of protection possible for families on the lowest incomes."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
In February, under Walter’s ownership, the Lakers announced significant increases in ticket prices for the 2026-27 season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
But this year, Wall Street has been concerned with waning viewer interest and resistance to increases in Netflix’s subscription prices.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The figures will be watched for signs of mounting price pressures following increases in electricity and town-gas tariffs this quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
That problem grows astronomically as the number of people making up the society increases.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
It shares an AI-manipulated image of one of its reporters who has visibly increased her BMI using AI to demonstrate the ease of how people "cheat BMI review".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has dramatically increased its operations and has arrested thousands of people suspected of immigration offenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The research was observational, meaning it identified statistical associations rather than proving that preservatives were directly responsible for the increased risks.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
That substantially increased the financial exposure of the plan and jeopardy to its member companies, experts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
The ground shook as a distant rumble increased in volume and the wreckage around us vibrated.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
The group, which includes Coventry-based Evtec, Solihull-based Artifex and the Confederation of British Metal Forming, said suppliers faced rising energy costs, growing overseas competition and increasing pressure from vehicle manufacturers sourcing components abroad.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The increasing use of military drones is but one example.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
This scheme works, Saylor says, because Bitcoin has been increasing in price.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Later research also complicates the idea that increasing D-serine should always benefit an aging brain.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
He wanted to discuss a trouble spot of increasing concern to the United States: a mountainous, heavily forested country winding more than a thousand miles along the coast of Southeast Asia.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing increase
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