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The phrase "a staggering increase in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant or surprising rise in a particular quantity or statistic.
Example: "The report highlighted a staggering increase in the number of electric vehicles sold last year."
Alternatives: "an astonishing rise in" or "a remarkable surge in".
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But Croatia is experiencing a staggering increase in human traffic.
In Nov., 1965 Gen. Westmoreland asked for a staggering increase in troops.
Despite serious investor losses, a staggering increase in national wealth would result.
The European Union also issued a report finding a "staggering increase in protectionism" in recent months.
A staggering increase in paper worth has led to an even more staggering sense of paper opportunity.
So the growth in research on autism over the years was paralleled by a staggering increase in funding, including some specific initiatives.
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CDC statistics in 1998 demonstrated one in every 500 children with autism, a staggering increase from one in 10,000 in ten years.
A staggering increase was observed in some of the genes, e.g. S100a9/S100a8, suggesting that they may be highly sensitive markers to follow intestinal inflammation, as previously observed in humans [ 30, 31].
For example, in 2013 PLOS ONE published approximately 31,500 articles (a staggering increase from 138 articles in 2006), meaning almost one in every 60 PubMed articles if from PLOS ONE.
Subsequently, edtech investment is expected to reach $2 billion this year, a staggering increase from the $385 million invested in the space in 2009.
Today marketers spend $17 billion annually targeting children, a staggering increase from the $100 million spent in 1983.
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