increasing

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From 2023 through 2025, retiree confidence had been increasing in EBRI’s annual survey.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

It raises its target price to A$5.80 from A$5.60 after increasing its earnings valuation multiple to 7x from 6.5x “to better align with spot pricing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

That means it will be cool and wet across the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. this summer, but heat and drought will expand in the far west and California, increasing the risk of wildfires.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

That trend is increasing near-term flood risk for more than 236 million people.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

Grub swallowed, his pallor increasing behind the visor.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer