on the increase
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Price hikes would be necessary "to pass on the increase in kerosene costs," finance chief Till Streichert told journalists, after the group released forecast-beating quarterly results.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
“So it’s not that the market is strong, but it’s a lot stronger than I thought it was based on the increase in mortgage rates.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Would I owe capital-gains tax based on the increase in value since my father gifted me the stock?
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
Inside F1, reaction from the drivers has been relatively positive - or at least neutral - on the increase in sprints.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
But Guido’s reputation was still on the increase, and in process of time he quintupled his prices.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
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