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is appreciating
  • present progressive of appreciate (3rd person singular).

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“The real is appreciating this year, but it is more due to dollar weakness” than domestic factors, said Patricia Krause, Latin America economist at credit-risk management firm Coface.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Sir Chris Hoy is appreciating life "more than ever" after being diagnosed with terminal cancer last year and says he has entered "a bit of a stability period" in his treatment.

From BBC • May 13, 2025

"As coal, gas and oil prices continue to remain elevated on supply scarcity, global growth ex-U.S. is suffering more than the U.S. economy, and by extension, the U.S. dollar is appreciating," Khoman said.

From Reuters • May 26, 2022

Taylor said their family is appreciating the moments of normalcy Kizer gets to have, like jumping on trampolines at her sister’s birthday party and walking her stepbrother to school.

From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2022

Still, in true appreciation one does become absorbed in the object of appreciation; he, for the time being, to some extent becomes identified with what he is appreciating.

From How to Teach by Strayer, George Drayton