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The phrase "are increasing in number" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where the quantity of something is growing or becoming more numerous over time.
Example: "The number of electric vehicles on the road are increasing in number as more people become environmentally conscious."
Alternatives: "are on the rise" or "are growing in quantity."
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Bears & moose are increasing in number instead of decreasing.
Young trees — "new recruits," he calls them — are increasing in number.
And, yes, they are increasing in number as farmers attempt to survive the challenges of modern global agricultural economics.
But nationwide, classes of doga — yoga with dogs, as it is called — are increasing in number and popularity.
I have been to these facilities in western Mexico, and they are increasing in number and quality every season.
Meanwhile, Russian air strikes are increasing in number against targets in territory held by Isis.
Most of the deaths are in Africa, and they are increasing in number.
Wild turkeys, a reminder of pioneer days, are increasing in number.
It is one of the few North American Indian languages whose speakers are increasing in number.
But the squalls are increasing in number, and the world's most important bilateral relationship is getting stormy.
At the hearing, witnesses testified that 14 species of birds in North America weigh more than eight pounds, and 13 of them are increasing in number.
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