increasing

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Continued growth could place increasing pressure on food resources, native vegetation, and the broader ecosystem.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 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

The city is increasing public transit to the stadium on match days but keeping subway, bus and streetcar prices at normal levels of less than $4 a ride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The argument, however, faces increasing pushback in the United States.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 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