increase
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The uncertainty around pricing, for example, has led to a meaningful increase in hedging activity.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
This compares with a 0.3% increase in March and a 0.6% rise over the first quarter, and marks the first contraction since August.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 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
Richard Sheehan, economics professor and sports finance expert at the University of Notre Dame, believes the total ticket and hospitality revenue for this years tournament could top $7bn, a seven fold increase.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The Church supported these cities to increase its temporal power; in many other cities, citizens became princes.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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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