as in to increase
to make greater in size, amount, or number
the need to be back home before 5:00 p.m. adds to the difficulty of arranging the trip
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The value of most investments have increased significantly in the past year.—
Kerry Meagher,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025 -
The complaint data becomes increasingly valuable as insurance premium rates in New York on average have increased by double-digit percentages in recent years, raising the stakes.—
David Robinson,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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The investment helps to accelerate Mikuni’s goal of expanding to 50 locations by its 50th anniversary, Arai said in a news release announcing the deal.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
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The demonstration was organized by the service workers' union ver.di, with participants marching through the streets around 10:30 a.m. when the suspect's vehicle overtook a police escort, accelerated, and struck the crowd from behind, police said.—
Security & Defense Reporter Ellie Cook , reporting from Munich,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Immigrant advocates have pushed to shore up those protections with a federal bill that would expand visa eligibility for workers cooperating with regulators to expose labor violations, so far without success.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Look, $100 million on initiatives like expanding atheism in Nepal.—
Linda Qiu,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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On the water, drone boats and robo-subs are augmenting the firepower of more traditional, more expensive ships.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
5 Feb. 2025
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The mid-2010s Instagram vibe is augmented by the floods of emoji or comments that crowd the screen as Belle and Milla drink in the attention or shrink from criticism.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Feb. 2025
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Navigators are stationed throughout the country to help people enroll in ACA and Medicaid coverage and are credited with boosting the programs’ enrollment in recent years.—
Amanda Seitz,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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On top of its luxurious scent profile, its formula utilizes a mix of Brazilian olive oil and microalgae extract, two antioxidant-rich ingredients that support the skin barrier, boost elasticity and calm inflammation.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
18 Feb. 2025
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Applied had previously raised $42 million in 2022 from G42 and Dubai’s ruling Al Maktoum family, Bloomberg reported.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2025
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The event raised $3.5 million for pediatric cancer research.—
Allyson Portee,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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While a single autonomous trading algorithm malfunction in 2012 caused Knight Capital to lose $440 million in just 45 minutes, general purpose AI systems are likely to be deployed far more widely across sectors, multiplying the potential for costly accidents.—
Henry Papadatos,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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Its eye embroidery referenced a symptom of the mysterious elixir Moore’s character takes in the film, which causes her pupils to multiply.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
9 Feb. 2025
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