increase
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Example Sentences
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Household energy bills will also increase in the coming months with the energy price cap rising in July.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
May’s results were much stronger than economists expected and matched April’s revised 1.1% monthly increase.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
While the tax would comply with federal rules, it would raise less revenue than the state’s current Medicaid tax and increase premiums for a typical commercial family plan by roughly $400 a year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The letter from the City Council became public in April after Freeman got into a Facebook dispute with local resident and frequent City Council commenter Jason Hunter over a proposed sales tax increase.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
And he had never tried to increase it, not even when photography was so easy and cheap.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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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