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are mounting

  • present progressive
    of mount.
    mount
    verb (used with object)
    to go up; climb; ascend.

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While it is true that AI is disrupting corporate software, the incumbents are mounting a defense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

But interest payments on debt are mounting as the jump in borrowing costs makes new debt more expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

But the Andromeda note highlights that losses are mounting.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

The dangers are mounting outside and distrust simmers within.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

“They are mounting up, Handel,” Herbert would say; “upon my life, they are mounting up.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens