Example Sentences

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The incomes needed had increased compared with a year ago, primarily as a result of the rising cost of food and socialising, the report said.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The share of gold in total official foreign reserves – comprising both foreign exchange and gold holdings – had increased to 27% at the end of 2025, moving ahead of U.S.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

“Nominal spending at petrol stations had increased sharply but there did not yet appear to be an offsetting decline in other types of spending,” the minutes said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Earlier studies showed rainfall on Macquarie Island had increased significantly over recent decades.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

After the devastating bath of dieldrin recently administered to the farmlands in eastern Illinois for the control of the Japanese beetle, farmers discovered that corn borers had increased enormously in the treated area.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson