increase
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The industry attributes this year’s boom to more movie releases and a 7% increase in tickets sold to 312 million.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
Among the reasons are climate change, as higher temperatures and increased runoff are combining to increase the amount and types of carbon compounds that move from soil and land into bodies of water.
From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026
Burnham was able to fend off a challenge from Reform UK and increase Labour's majority in Makerfield on Thursday, bucking a recent trend of electoral losses.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026
They contain nitrates, high levels of sodium and saturated fats, and aromatic hydrocarbons that increase the risk of cancer, hypertension, and heart disease.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 21, 2026
“That’ll increase our manpower by a third, so I’m grateful. Do you like animals, Chase?”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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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