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Rise

/rˈaɪz/
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(verb) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.

Interest rates will rise due to monetary tightening.
Recently juvenile delinquency has been on the rise.
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She watched the sun ____ slowly above the horizon, casting long shadows across the empty beach.

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