mounting

Example Sentences

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The Lakers are fighting for playoff seeding with four games left before the postseason, but with two consecutive losses and major injuries mounting, they have slipped to fourth in the West, a half-game behind Denver.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Reports describe last-minute efforts to hold onto the job and mounting frustration over stalled prosecutions and the handling of high-profile files tied to Jeffrey Epstein.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The world has already “hemorrhaged a quarter-billion-plus barrels, with losses mounting by the day,” said Manish Raj, managing director at Velandera Energy Partners.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

South Korea’s export growth accelerated in March, providing some relief for the trade-reliant economy as it faces mounting risks from the Middle East conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It was the sound of panic itself, mounting and straining toward the extinction they all knew, individually, to be theirs.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan