increasing

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County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved reinstating the reward in the decade-old slaying and increasing it by $10,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The size of the loans also has ballooned, increasing payment burdens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Sentencing Tajik, the judge noted that the Afghan national let go of the tiller as rescuers arrived, which resulted in the boat spinning around, further increasing the threat to those on board.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The GAO made three recommendations to the BLS, including seeking more input on changes to the jobs report and increasing transparency about the effects of declining response rates.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“But it was a sight we did not like, for the floes were thudding against our floeberg with increasing violence. Our temporary home was being swept away at an unpleasantly rapid rate.”

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong