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double

[duhb-uhl] / ˈdʌb əl /






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Kyle Tucker powered the Dodgers’ offense, finishing a double shy of the cycle while recording a season-high five RBIs.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Sabalenka held a commanding set and a double break lead against 25th seed Diana Shnaider before capitulating to a 3-6 7-5 6-0 defeat.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Again from Mother Jones: “Jackson is more than 80 percent Black and has a poverty rate that is more than double the national average.”

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

But Dreyer eventually got out of the inning with a double play started by Betts.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Akira called, bending double and trying to catch her breath.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

The latest round nearly doubles the company’s valuation from $26 billion in May when it raised over $1 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

In the men's doubles, Britain's Henry Patten and Finnish team-mate Harri Heliovaara, the top seeds, moved into the third round with a 7-5 6-2 win over Matteo Arnaldi of Italy and Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

The week before the singles draw is now marketed as a 'Fan Week', showcasing the revamped mixed doubles competition and exhibition matches between players past and present.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

The London Stock Exchange is planning to allow traders to buy and sell tokenized stocks in its 24-hour trading venue, as the bourse doubles down on its push into digital assets.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

I teamed up with a white South African junior player from Cape Town in doubles; we won our first-round match and lost in three sets in the second.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

Poland’s economy has doubled in size since the country joined the European Union in 2004.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

According to the league, the number of fans in Australia has nearly doubled since 2022 to 8.8 million - almost one in three of the country's entire population.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

The number of people deported to El Salvador nearly doubled in the first three months of 2026.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Custom-chip company Broadcom, for example, said Wednesday that it more than tripled its earnings and nearly doubled its revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

“Aren’t you supposed to ask us if we would rather have a million dollars now or a penny doubled every day for a month? That’s the riddle math teachers like to give.”

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

Mayor Muriel Bowser said in June that the city’s RPS policy had added at least $20 per month to electricity bills, with that increase potentially doubling to $40 over the next three years.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Davis was also instrumental in doubling the Oscars’ best picture category from five nominees to 10 in 2009, establishing the preferential ballot system that determines the academy’s top prize.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Still, Gervais remained undeterred, doubling and tripling down on his comedy and delivering a since-viral “I don’t care” monologue during his final hosting stint.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

Plus: Corporate America is axing the ‘micro-team’ boss; Volkswagen board approves doubling job cuts to 100,000.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

The narrow, stifling galleries turned endlessly; he could not be sure whether they were making real progress or whether the tunnel was merely doubling back on itself.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander




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