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"increased only slightly" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe a small increase in something, usually compared to the expected or usual increase. For example: "Despite several economic initiatives, unemployment in the area increased only slightly."
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Ford sales increased only slightly, 0.4 percent.
At low concentrations, the LS intensity increased only slightly.
The number of wells with electric-powered pumps has increased only slightly.
The advancement of women has either regressed in the past 10 years or increased only slightly.
And if the exit polls bear out, Latino turnout in Arizona increased only slightly.
But an analysis suggests that overall turnout increased only slightly from four years ago.
Intervention children doubled their scores on almost all tests while control children increased only slightly.
Rovio's revenues had doubled in 2012 to £125.1m, but in 2013 increased only slightly, to £128.4m, while net profits halved.
There was no change in the combined incidence of the later stages of the disease, and mortality increased only slightly.
Turnout has increased only slightly since 2005 when many states began making voting more convenient.
Although mortgage rates are at historic lows, mortgage activity increased only slightly.
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