increasing

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The BOJ faces a tricky trade-off: Raising interest rates could help lower inflation but higher rates also make borrowing costlier, increasing expenses for the government and businesses.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

A spokeswoman for the National Automobile Dealers Association said that anecdotal reports from various dealers indicate that compliance with the new FTC rules is increasing, but that car-price advertising can depend on several factors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Emerging market economies in Asia have also been hard hit, with retail prices of gasoline increasing by 40 percent since the war began, she said.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Because water expands as it warms, rising sea levels in a specific region of the ocean can reveal where temperatures are increasing beneath the surface.

From Science Daily • Jun. 15, 2026

No money was made available for treating MDR, yet drug-resistant strains were infecting an increasing percentage of the prison population.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French