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on the increase

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  1. Growing, especially in frequency of occurrence, as in Violent crime is on the increase. [Mid-1700s]


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Would I owe capital-gains tax based on the increase in value since my father gifted me the stock?

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

Criminal damage to listed buildings is on the increase, the body which preserves and protects Welsh heritage has said.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2025

Data shows exclusions are on the increase, with a particular jump in fixed-term exclusions of five days or less - up from 12,774 instances in 2018-19 to 22,945 in 2022-23.

From BBC May 7, 2025

As the number of people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease is on the increase, new treatments are urgently needed to improve the quality of life for people living with the disease.

From Science Daily Mar. 26, 2024

The beginning of the seventeenth century saw the evil still on the increase, despite repressive measures.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.

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