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A life without gainful employment has become a viable alternative for an increasing number of American males.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

For decades, however, forests have been exposed to increasing amounts of nitrogen pollution.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Equity raises tend to hurt stock prices, because increasing the number of shares outstanding effectively reduces the percentage of the company that current shareholders own.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

He said he paid carers for their travel time, and was considering increasing their mileage rate following the Chancellor's announcement to help support workers.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

It may even be that those factors play a very subtle and complex role in increasing the odds of something happening to him in the next seventy-two hours.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell