increase
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Example Sentences
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Rangers in the Highlands recorded thousands of incidents of outdoor toileting, hundreds of unsafe fires and an increase in fly-tipping last summer, according to a new report.
From BBC
Comparable increases were recorded among Indian, Filipino and Bangladeshi nationals.
From Barron's
The pharmacist said he had begun importing medicine through the Islam Qala crossing on the Iranian border, "which increased the transportation fee 10 to 15 percent".
From Barron's
France's President Macron has long called for Europe to increase what he calls its strategic autonomy, in traditional security terms but also energy security, supply chains and new technologies.
From BBC
After holding the line on prices for several months, companies—big and small—have begun a new round of increases, in some cases by high-single-digit percentage points.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
