- present participle of increase.
increasing
Example Sentences
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However, Slowinski believes capital expenditures could continue increasing going forward as Oracle ramps up various Stargate facilities in the second half of 2026 and early 2027.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
With 30-odd years in television, Walker has benefited from, and anguished over, the many changes in the industry, including the increasing number of female producers and executives.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Jefferies cuts Nickel Industries to hold from buy, and lowers its price target by 17% to A$1.00/share, citing increasing geopolitical headwinds and higher sulfur prices reducing profit margins of its high-pressure acid leach operations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Human-like machines may appear familiar and trustworthy as their civilian use grows, increasing the risk people misread danger.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
He wanted to discuss a trouble spot of increasing concern to the United States: a mountainous, heavily forested country winding more than a thousand miles along the coast of Southeast Asia.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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