increase
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Example Sentences
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The Fed kept benchmark interest rates near zero and increased its balance sheet by some $4.8 trillion by buying government debt and mortgage-backed securities.
Since the early 2000s, European countries have steadily increased spending on family benefits.
From Science Daily
Scientists expect sheep stuck in the U.S. will head toward Interstate 8 in search of food and water, increasing the risk of collisions.
From Los Angeles Times
To rapidly increase the production of Thaad interceptors, the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin said Thursday that they had signed a framework agreement to quadruple capacity from 96 to 400 a year.
Roundworms given cephaloridine lived longer, linking the increase in this bacterial compound to improved longevity.
From Science Daily
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