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  1. Increasingly, to a steadily growing extent or degree. For example, As night came on, we were getting more and more worried, or More and more I lean toward thinking he is right. [c. 1200]


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As for upper-income shoppers, Vasos added, what “we’re hearing more and more from them is, ‘I don’t feel like I’m higher income at $100,000 any longer.’”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

But according to Messenger of the Jenesse Center, “when no action is taken, the violations inevitably escalate and become more and more serious.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Reconsider your “smart” home: Cameras are becoming more and more common in home appliances, including in smart ovens, refrigerators, doorbells, and toothbrushes—even as people decry surveillance measures in public.

From Slate Sep. 15, 2026

Atsukuni Tabata, 56, who works at an advertising company, said it was "scary" not knowing what AI would do as it "accumulates more and more data".

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Duane tried to be civil, but in truth, he felt a little spooked, so he quickened his pace more and more until soon he was running away.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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