on the increase
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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
"Anecdotally, and looking abroad, it's quite seriously on the increase, but we don't have the figures to prove it yet," she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
The ministers say, I believe, Colonel, that worldliness is the greatest foe to the church, and admit that it is on the increase?
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Robert Green Ingersoll
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