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Meanwhile, English, Australian, and New Zealand settlers were augmenting earlier trade contacts.

From A Racial Study of the Fijians by Gabel, Norman E.

In the meantime, the enemy were augmenting their forces on the island.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington

Kilpatrick after fighting some time longer without making much progress, fell back on account of the constant reinforcements that were augmenting the force opposed to him.

From Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Campaigns of the Civil War - VI by Doubleday, Abner

Their forces were augmenting every step they advanced.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter

D'Alen�on, full of confidence, galloped close by the King, whose sharp pains were augmenting his ill humor.

From Marguerite de Valois by Dumas père, Alexandre