How to Use on the rise in a Sentence

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  • Despite the bumps, salaries for those in the cannabis fields are on the rise.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
  • And, according to Bergen, the prominence of slurs in the U.S. is on the rise.
    Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2023
  • The world’s biggest K-pop group on the rise to stardom.
    The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
  • Today, home births have been on the rise in the United States.
    Amanda Krupa, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Still, the number of missing kids appears to be on the rise.
    Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2023
  • Alpine is a mid-level team that has been on the rise in recent years.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2023
  • The results come at a time when malaria cases have been on the rise.
    Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Tatlock, by then a doctor whose star was on the rise, took her own life in 1944.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2023
  • Even before the Traylor of it all, the Kelce family's star was on the rise.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The number of striking workers is also on the rise in a repeat of the 1970s.
    Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Here’s a report on the rise of the Sailors and other teams at midseason.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
  • In the case of sheep, coyotes and dogs account for more than 70% of predator losses, and dog kills are on the rise.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Crime is on the rise regardless of what the city government is telling you.
    The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
  • He’s come back as a smooth-talking musician whose star is on the rise.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The productions are more newsworthy for showing the progress of young singers on the rise.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Before then, real income had been on the rise since 2012.
    Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Copper wire thefts on the rise, causing delays for Metro’s rail lines.
    Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2023
  • Paris [Dupree] creates this, but at the same time, historically, hip-hop is on the rise at the same time in the Bronx and in Harlem.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 28 June 2023
  • By the late 1980s, child labor violations were on the rise.
    Betsy Wood, The Conversation, 26 June 2023
  • There are a few other reasons why the share of older workers is on the rise, Fry noted.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Liquid gold heist on the rise Olive oil theft isn’t a new phenomenon in Spain.
    Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Shark sightings on the East Coast have been on the rise while Americans flock to beaches in hopes of cooling off.
    Cortney Moore, Fox News, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Check fraud is on the rise Increasingly banks are dealing with bad checks.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Last week’s episode focused on the rise of celebrity site TMZ and some of its questionable practices.
    Mike Rose, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Yet the demand for such housing—all housing, really—was on the rise.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Nevertheless, in the rust belt of the North East, factories were already in decline and thefts were on the rise.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 22 Oct. 2023
  • The Powerball jackpot is on the rise yet again after no winner was drawn Monday night.
    Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Shootings, carjackings and homicides are all on the rise.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The Tide also have younger players on the rise, including Tyler Booker at guard.
    Matt Stahl | Mstahl@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Heat and humidity are on the rise, as well as an afternoon storm chance.
    A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 30 June 2023

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