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rising

[rahy-zing] / ˈraɪ zɪŋ /


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In fiscal year ending June 2022, the county spent about $49 million on outside lawyers with the total spend rising every year since.

From Los Angeles Times

Vonn's phenomenal form this season, against some skiers who are nearly half her age like Germany's rising star Emma Aicher, put her in a great position to add to her three Olympic medals.

From Barron's

She writes on topics such as rising power demand, consumer energy costs, nuclear power, fusion, EV charging, renewables, electric reliability and the energy transition.

From The Wall Street Journal

Along the leafy boulevards of Buenos Aires, optimism is rising as the government softens financial controls, encouraging Argentines to plow previously undeclared cash into everything from cars to real estate.

From The Wall Street Journal

Changes are to be made to the Laws of Cricket to permit bats previously deemed illegal in an effort to make the game affordable for amateur players amid the rising cost of English willow.

From BBC