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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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Price hikes would be necessary "to pass on the increase in kerosene costs," finance chief Till Streichert told journalists, after the group released forecast-beating quarterly results.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

“So it’s not that the market is strong, but it’s a lot stronger than I thought it was based on the increase in mortgage rates.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

Statistics show the number of people who choose the "do no donate" instruction was also on the increase over the past year.

From BBC ● May 31, 2024

It is always on the increase as we approach a new theme, is strongest at the height of its elaboration, and dies down again when this theme has been abandoned.

From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud

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