- present participle of increase.
increasing
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Corals are heat sensitive and particularly vulnerable to climate change, which is heating the world's oceans and increasing the frequency and intensity of damaging bleaching events.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
In Medicare Advantage plans, which typically cover both prescription medications and medical care, drug deductibles are increasing by 30% on average, according to the Leerink Partners analysis, rising well above $500 in many cases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Hayes’s fund is implementing AI and it’s increasing productivity, but he is running open-weight models internally.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Cancer rates are increasing among adults of different ages in England, but a new study has uncovered a particularly concerning pattern among younger people.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Some nights, groups of church members, concerned about the increasing interest in the occult, gathered outside the house to protest.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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