increase
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Example Sentences
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High blood pressure is rising, and experts say it will dramatically increase heart disease among women in the coming decades.
From Science Daily
When that happens, smaller moons can be pushed into more stretched out orbits, increasing the chances that they collide with neighboring moons.
From Science Daily
Kick It Out said reports of online abuse were at record levels, increasing by a third compared with the same point last season.
From BBC
“The increased awareness around this is good, because some of it is preventable, but there’s so much information, it can become a source of stress.”
Investors will look for clues on the timing of the Bank of Japan’s next rate increase in speeches by BOJ officials.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
