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more and more

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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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The EU also plans a handling fee to start in November 2026 to help customs authorities with their surging costs as more and more parcels arrive.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Compute-hungry data centres, which power AI, need more and more chips to keep up with demand from AI companies - which means the demand for them is far outstripping supply.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

But I have no doubt that the Chinese manufacturers, at least in our industry, are going to become more and more powerful and will end up localizing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

But Ravi insists she wants "to welcome more and more people, particularly foreign nationals, who aspire to the highest ideals and are determined to live a fully conscious life."

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 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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