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Since 1993, however, the rapid melting of glaciers and ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica has become a much larger driver of the accelerating trend.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

As a result, central banks have had to implement more frequent and larger hikes in short-term interest rates to contain expectations for future inflation.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Sparser Fed communication could create a period of larger swings as markets transition to a world where the central bank does less to tame policy uncertainty.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Among young people who don’t have bachelor’s degrees, there is a larger share who are sitting out—meaning, not even looking for work.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

I moved out in larger and larger circles and could find no fox tracks, no sign that a fox had come from anywhere or gone anywhere.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen