on the increase
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Weather and climate change have had "probably the biggest impact" on the increase in the price of chocolate, Ms Hall said.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025
"The money currently wasted on the increase in incidents and associated costs would be better spent trying to avoid incidents in the first place."
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025
As the number of people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease is on the increase, new treatments are urgently needed to improve the quality of life for people living with the disease.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2024
Experts who study such claims say they’re on the increase, thanks to the internet, social media and skepticism about traditional health care.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024
About the middle of the 18th century, we find a whole school of political thinkers who decide every question from the standpoint of the influence of the solution on the increase of population.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm
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