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[in-krees, in-krees] / ɪnˈkris, ˈɪn kris /




Usage

What are other ways to say increase? To increase means to make greater, as in quantity, extent, or degree: to increase someone's salary; to increase the velocity; to increase the (degree of) concentration. Enlarge means to make greater in size, extent, or range: to enlarge a building, a business, one's conceptions. Augment, a more formal word, means to make greater, especially by addition from the outside: to augment one's income (by doing extra work).

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“What does an increase in the short-term rate actually do?”

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Atkore shareholders will receive $95 a share in cash and Prysmian intends to combine its products with Atkore’s to increase its exposure to North American data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Paramount said it now has 81.6 million streaming customers, an increase of 2 million from the first quarter.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The Fuego volcano, located between the Escuintla, Chimaltenango, and Sacatepéquez regions, registered an increase in its activity on Monday, prompting Guatemalan authorities to declare an "orange alert" - the second highest emergency.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

On those teaching days, Nigro would greatly increase his son’s allowance if he’d sit still long enough to learn chess tactics.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Sales volumes accounted for $3.11 billion of the growth, and price increases accounted for $595 million.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Meanwhile, the combination of huge earnings increases and recent stock declines mean several big chip manufacturers look downright cheap by traditional valuation metrics.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The technology can operate with fuels other than hydrogen, but hydrogen is especially suitable because it reacts very quickly and can produce stable increases in pressure.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

What we do know is what the premium increases might have looked like without the subsidies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

In humans, a mutant BRCA1 gene increases the risk for breast cancer—but not all women carrying the BRCA1 mutation develop cancer.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has seen his company's models come under increased scrutiny.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Still, Match said efforts to turnaround Tinder with improved recommendation algorithms, an increased focus on trust and safety, new features and a rebrand are leading to improvement for some metrics like daily active users.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Studios revenue increased 16% to $1.3 billion, boosted by Paramount’s television studios and its licensing deals as well as the ability to consolidate revenue from Skydance properties.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The average check size increased in the United States, but guest counts fell.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

Why was the evil so dreadfully increased by Harriet’s having some hope of a return?

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

While e-bikes are lauded for increasing exercise and helping Angelenos get around in a city otherwise built for cars, injuries from e-bike crashes have surged, especially in minors, according to the motion.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Moreover, it’s not just the joblessness in these sectors that are increasing but those in work are saying that the nature of their employment is changing significantly.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Together, they are increasing the paths to flying private—or private enough.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The threat of mosquito-borne disease is increasing in the U.S. as invasive mosquito species expand their range across the country and their seasonal populations last longer and grow larger during global warming.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

What Jim Kim and Jaime Bayona started in the slums of Carabayllo has been expanded to sixteen rural health posts, where an increasing number of MDR patients are successfully treated.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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