on the increase
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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
Last week data showed that referee and VAR errors are on the increase in the Premier League.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
"I would definitely be happy to pay more if I know it was going into schools and social housing would be on the increase," she says.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 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 trembling of my hands is on the increase; feeling of soreness in my heart, more under left nipple; pain in my back, lumbar region.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
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