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Discover LudwigIn general, the phrase "increasing in number" is grammatically correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where the quantity or amount of something is growing or getting larger. Example: "The population of the city has been increasing in number over the past decade due to a rise in immigration." In this sentence, "increasing in number" is used to describe the growth of the city's population.
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And as Atlantic writer Ed Yong notes, roughly half of the species included in the Living Planet Index are actually increasing in number.
Bears & moose are increasing in number instead of decreasing.
Her students, some regulars, others newcomers, have been steadily increasing in number.
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.
All the recent data suggest that the jobs increasing in number most rapidly are those that require some college.
Meanwhile, Russian air strikes are increasing in number against targets in territory held by Isis.
In fact, it more than doubles, because besides increasing in number, the components are getting faster.
Most of the deaths are in Africa, and they are increasing in number.
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