on the rise
idiom
1
: increasing in amount, number, level, etc.
Prices are on the rise again.
The water level in the lake is on the rise.
2
: becoming more successful, popular, etc.
an actress whose career is on the rise
Examples of on the rise in a Sentence
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As breast cancer diagnoses among young people are on the rise, experts are lowering the age at which women should start getting screened for the disease.
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Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 3 May 2024
After two recent major recalls for organic walnuts and ground beef found to be potentially contaminated with E. coli, interest in symptoms and prevention for the disease is on the rise.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
In Kimball and beyond, questions about America’s nuclear strategy – and how people feel about it – are taking on more urgency as concern about the likelihood of a nuclear attack is on the rise.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024
Book-banning efforts have been on the rise in recent years, putting pressure on authors, librarians and educators.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 2 May 2024
After years on the rise, the U.S. maternal mortality rate decreased in 2022, new government data show.
—Elizabeth Cohen, STAT, 2 May 2024
Far from a remote possibility, measles is on the rise this year and the H5N1 bird flu is spreading among cattle in several states.
—Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
Additionally, while the portion of U.S. adults who are Catholic remains steady at about 20%, Hispanic Catholics are largely younger and on the rise while white Catholics are older and falling as a portion of the population.
—USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Despite the bumps, salaries for those in the cannabis fields are on the rise.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 3 May 2024
After two recent major recalls for organic walnuts and ground beef found to be potentially contaminated with E. coli, interest in symptoms and prevention for the disease is on the rise.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
In Kimball and beyond, questions about America’s nuclear strategy – and how people feel about it – are taking on more urgency as concern about the likelihood of a nuclear attack is on the rise.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024
Book-banning efforts have been on the rise in recent years, putting pressure on authors, librarians and educators.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 2 May 2024
After years on the rise, the U.S. maternal mortality rate decreased in 2022, new government data show.
—Elizabeth Cohen, STAT, 2 May 2024
Far from a remote possibility, measles is on the rise this year and the H5N1 bird flu is spreading among cattle in several states.
—Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
Additionally, while the portion of U.S. adults who are Catholic remains steady at about 20%, Hispanic Catholics are largely younger and on the rise while white Catholics are older and falling as a portion of the population.
—USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Despite the bumps, salaries for those in the cannabis fields are on the rise.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
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