increasing popularity

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandpopularity

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increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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popularity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌpɒp.jəˈlær.ə.ti/us
/ˌpɑː.pjəˈler.ə.t̬i/
the fact that something or someone is liked, enjoyed, or supported by ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandpopularityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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With theincreasingpopularityof cruise vacations, such outbreaks are likely to affect increasing numbers of people.
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One example is theincreasingpopularityand generativity of evolutionary theory.
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Maybe theincreasingpopularityof phonewords signals a resistance to the fact that modern lives are being defined by numbers more and more.
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The concept of venue shopping remains underdeveloped in the public policy literature, despite itsincreasingpopularity.
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Other examples include theincreasingpopularityof non-deaf parents using sign language with their non-deaf toddlers.
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The principal focus of the book is the decline of endowed charity and theincreasingpopularityof subscription charities.
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Theincreasingpopularityof local savings clubs and funeral societies suggests that people are trying to find new modes of survival when their income level is decreasing.
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Theincreasingpopularityof exclusion is not good enough.
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I think that a main reason for the reduction in the sugar-beet acreage in 1952 was theincreasingpopularityof fodder beet.
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Those interim reports clearly show that the public perception of using the service is positive, and they confirm itsincreasingpopularityand safety.
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Volunteering in the environmental sector is a segment of volunteers too often ignored in public discourse, despite itsincreasingpopularity.
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The rise in the number of casualties to 16-year-old riders of mopeds has coincided with theincreasingpopularityand performance of these machines.
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Is not one of the strongest reasons theincreasingpopularityof foreign-made powered cycles or "mopeds"?
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That the students who come here find a benefit is demonstrated by theincreasingpopularityof our universities and colleges among overseas students.
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The increase in recent years in the total monetary exchange value of coupons simply reflects theincreasingpopularityof coupon brands.
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This agreement is particularly true in the light of the decreasing cost andincreasingpopularityof refractive eye surgery procedures.
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The debate is important against the background of theincreasingpopularityof cosmetic surgery.
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