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Etymologies
- Middle English encresen, from Old French encreistre, encreiss-, from Latin incrēscere : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + crēscere, to grow; see ker-2 in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“In studies, 70 percent to 80 percent of young people who report these strange experiences do not ever qualify for a full-blown schizophrenia diagnosis, yet the label increases the risk of being "treated" with powerful anti-psychosis drugs.”
“Since popularization of the term increases the chance that its meaning and origin can get lost or forgotten, a post on the origins and future of the term seems timely.”
“The issue here is actually that man's use of fire is the characteristic element of behavior which enables mankind to increase societies 'potential relative population-density through such as what we term increases in the energy-flux density of heat-power per capita and per square kilometer of territory.”
“The only cost this increases is the cost to the employee – you and me.”
“Meanwhile, slower efficiency gains mean short term increases in demand could lead to larger payrolls at the same businesses.”
“Social Security had built-in increases due to COLAs”
“Social Security had built-in increases due to COLAs and an increase in the number of people getting benefits.”
“All that is needed to sell e-books is a damn big server, a competent IT team, and a few websites to promote the book – cut out the middle-men, and the profit margin increases a touch.”
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