raising

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Indonesia is raising its aviation fuel surcharge and will allow airlines to raise domestic ticket prices, which the government caps, by up to 13 percent.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

By now, she’d been married for several years and was raising a young son of her own.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

We kept raising our voices around accountability and justice, over and over, and gradually that message reached far and wide.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The most popular accounts tend to be those featuring large families, religious families, families raising special-needs children or otherwise living in unusual circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“Don’t you? All this nonsense about raising the ghost of Edward Ashton. I think it’s your idea. I think you’d do anything to interfere with my plans.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood