increase
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Looking to increase their income, the family moved from the countryside to Battambang.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The calculation compares average inflation for the third quarter of the current year with average inflation for the third quarter of the prior year—the percentage increase between the two is the COLA.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Law enforcement agencies across the region told The Times they’re trying to increase education for parents and young riders to cut down on dangerous crashes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The expected $50bn total would be a major increase from the $35bn of wagers placed during the 2022 World Cup, which was held in Qatar.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Jefferson believed that ending the slave trade would ultimately end slavery, but he did not take into account the natural increase of America’s enslaved people.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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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