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The phrase "a solid increase in the number" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a significant or substantial rise in a quantity or statistic.
Example: "The latest report shows a solid increase in the number of participants in the program this year compared to last year."
Alternatives: "a significant rise in the number" or "a substantial growth in the number".
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"I am pleased to say that our hard work is bearing fruit with a solid increase in the number of tourists visiting Anguilla over this period.
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While CBO estimates aren't perfect (they famously overestimated the increase in the number of insured people under Obamacare, for example), they're meant to provide solid guidance for members of Congress to inform their decision-making.
The recently increasing incidences of collagen diseases, hematologic malignancies, and solid tumors are thought to be related to increases in the number of patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapy; these patients are more likely to receive penicillin and cephalosporin antibiotics.
Employers added only 88,000 workers to payrolls in March — the smallest number in nine months — after a solid 268,000 increase in February.
An increase in the particle size at a constant solid concentration decreases the number of particles suspended in the mixture and at the same time increases the kinetic energy per particle impact.
In general, the refractive index increases with an increase in the solid content of a sample.
Shouting a simple number will often do, "10! …She is a solid 9 in the back".
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Bush's victory, a solid one in terms of numbers, is largely seen as inevitable.
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