increase
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Immersive art allows for a sense of participation, which Wicks hopes will increase one’s appreciation of dance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
So what's behind the increase – and where is the money going?
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The producer-price index jumped 3.9% from a year earlier last month, accelerating from a 2.8% increase in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Wall Street expects total revenue to grow 5.6% for the year and earnings to increase 9%.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The sun’s temperature will increase gradually before that, boiling off the oceans and turning Earth into an uninhabitable desert like Venus.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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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