increase
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That will also help increase the chance for morning drizzles and some rainfall.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Federal health projections indicate a nearly 50% increase in demand for all types of mental health service by 2033, with an expected shortage of 88,000 therapists by then.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Buyers and sellers are seeing the biggest differences compared with last year in West Palm Beach, which saw a near-40% increase in pending sales, Redfin data cataloguing the nation’s largest metropolitan areas show.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
The Mamdani administration projects that hundreds of apartments could use the rent increase.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
A lengthy prison term may increase the odds that re-entry will be extremely difficult, leading to relapse, and re-imprisonment.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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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