increase
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By using more powerful lasers and developing higher-quality thorium crystals, they hope to substantially increase its precision.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
A 2018 study in Nature indicates that max-cushion shoes increase the total load on muscles, bones and joints compared with moderate cushioning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
As the S&P 500 rises toward 10,000, the value of these contracts will likely increase, along with their likelihood of delivering a payoff.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
"The numbers that have been put on the table still present a wildly unaffordable increase and we are therefore nowhere near an agreement."
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
In the initial six years following this policy change, the forest cover increased by 5 percent—a marked improvement for the habitat and thus for panda survival that hopefully will only increase.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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Previous clinical studies have shown that eating vegetables, protein, or fat before carbohydrates can help limit these increases.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
However, even though Broadcom and Oracle have also seen their earnings estimates rise, those increases haven’t been enough to offset their sharper multiple contractions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
This occurs when heat from fusion reactions increases the reaction rate, producing still more heat and potentially creating a self-reinforcing cycle.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
The Fed’s recently tougher tone about tackling inflation is to blame, too, says Rosenberg, with expectations for rate increases surging in the past six months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
As the light from the trees increases, it becomes so bright that Celia closes her eyes.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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No severe adverse events were reported, although two participants in the intervention group and one in the sham group withdrew because of increased knee pain.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
In her mid-20s, Courtney-Grace was diagnosed with a genetic mutation, which can be inherited and is associated with an increased risk of tumours.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Yields have kept climbing despite Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s surprise announcement in August of a series of increased buybacks of long-dated Treasurys through early November, which was aimed at calming the market.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The episode heightened concerns about the AI industry's increased use of AI agents, systems programmed to take multi-step actions without human supervision.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Kate’s popularity in London increased her status back home.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Glucagon is normally associated with increasing blood sugar, while GIP and GLP-1 help regulate glucose levels after eating.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Naung Yoe, meanwhile, told the BBC that "these practices are escalating due to increasing difficulties in meeting monthly recruitment quotas and the lucrative financial profits made from recruit trading at the ground level".
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
She also talks about affordability and increasing border security.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
As much as 8 inches of rainfall is expected this weekend in southern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and southwest Georgia, increasing the risk of flash flooding, the weather service said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
“This traffic covered a period of more than a year, was from many different sources both on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, and the volume was increasing daily,” Elizebeth reported.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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