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  • present tense form of increase (3rd person singular).

increases





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The study found that even modest increases in ultra-processed food consumption were associated with measurable declines in attention and mental processing speed.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Smucker projected a 3% to 4% net sales decline for fiscal 2027, shifting from price increases to volume growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

At least seven Palestinians were killed and 832 injured in those attacks - both representing 130% increases compared to the previous year's figures.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Workers were demanding salary increases, protection against subcontracting and job loss through automation, and were refusing to comply with FIFA’s request to collect sensitive private information such as nationality and home addresses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

These areas would show changes— like increases and decreases in blood flow—when study subjects were trying to focus on something, or when they were overwhelmed with information, putting intensified pressure on the attention networks.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel



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