increased

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Over the next decade fertility rates in Sweden increased - from 1.5 to 2.0.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Producers had not substantially increased their spending plans during the oil-price spike, meaning service companies have less of a war-driven boom to surrender.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Among staffers’ questions was how the combined company could meet its commitment to make 30 theatrical releases a year, given its increased debt load.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

That surging demand for CPUs “has increased buyers’ expectations that pricing strength can persist into” the second half of next year, Sankar said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

On the gentlemen’s appearing, her colour increased; yet she received them with tolerable ease, and with a propriety of behaviour equally free from any symptom of resentment or any unnecessary complaisance.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen