double
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South Korea will double spending on AI and semiconductors in 2027 to a record high, the president said Monday, pledging to use the technology to turn the military into a "smart, elite force".
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
In the title of his 1997 bestselling adventure tale, “Into Thin Air,” mountaineer and writer Jon Krakauer employs a double entendre so clever that its effect is extraordinary.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
She said Reddington may argue that a retrial could violate Clancy's Constitutional protection against double jeopardy - a legal standard that says a person cannot be tried for the same crime twice.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
It’s going to, at the very least, double what it is right now.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
Out on the street, a couple of shopkeepers sweeping the walks in front of their stores gave me double takes as I went by.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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The answer is that Maya Annik Bedward’s film doubles as an impressive cinematic syllabus.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
In describing Capra’s bumpy apprenticeship, “Frank Capra” doubles as a history of Hollywood’s early days and its transition from silent films to talkies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The doubles reform is part of a wider review by the ATP, which it says is designed to "strengthen" the tour from 2028.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The cost of LTC insurance effectively doubles between your 60s and 70s, so you still have time to go down this route, if that’s what you choose.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Just hearing my name, the pain in my head doubles.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
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During that same period, corporate profits have more than doubled.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026
But if things do go badly, it will become clear that they’ve doubled down on their AI bets—and at enormous scale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Anthropic more than doubled its revenue to $11.6 billion from the first to the second quarter, while OpenAI grew sales by roughly 18% over the same time period to $6.7 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
"We transport a lot by truck. Air prices have gone up. My tickets home for Christmas have doubled since last year," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
“What if I offered you the scholarship money or a penny doubled every day for thirty days?”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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That means doubling the number of points can increase the computational workload by roughly eight times.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
A doubling of cloud revenue wasn’t enough to appease Wall Street as investors grew more concerned that AI is hurting the company’s ability to make money off search queries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Part of the proceeds will go towards doubling the capacity of his Lagos-based 700,000-barrel per day refinery -- already bigger than any in Europe.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
That's why we're doubling funding so that people aren't just offered a safe route off the streets this winter but have that same support right through the rest of this Parliament too.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Becca laughs and laughs, doubling over on herself, and all I can do is catch my breath and stare goggle-eyed at Jennifer for signs.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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