double
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Fast forward seven years, and she earns double her former annual salary, running Jarvs Indie Insights, which provides communication and marketing within the gaming industry.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
It is the ultimate double whammy for a chancellor facing his first Budget.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The only run Snell gave up was the result of a double, stolen base and sacrifice fly in the third.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Chevron will scoop up two new oil fields and hopes to eventually more than double its output in the country to 600,000 barrels a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
I’m sure I can find some online thing that will double as prep for next year’s curriculum, but I haven’t figured out what to look for yet.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
It’s the same instant-gratification impulse: “I have some money, let me throw it at something and hope it doubles tomorrow.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Kyle Tucker homers, doubles twice and drives in three runs to spark the Dodgers to an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
He also won the 2020 Australian Open with Ram, and two mixed doubles titles with Desirae Krawczyk.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Keep that in mind at your next doubles social when you’re debating like Lincoln and Douglas over whether it’s 15-30 or 30-15.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
They got a Castro convertible sofa for themselves that doubles as a bed.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
The price more than doubled during the feverish close of the auction presented by Fanatics Collect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Nanexa shares more than doubled on the news in early Stockholm trade, rising to as much as 15.50 kronor from Thursday’s closing price of 5.93 kronor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Other worries going forward include selling of U.S. stock by foreign sellers — whose holdings have doubled to $3.1 trillion since 2021 — and fewer corporate buybacks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The number of people suffering wildfire-related respiratory illnesses had more than doubled to 113,336 by 9 September, up from 50,891 on 1 September, according to figures from the health ministry.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
It was the first meal of the prices being doubled for the fiesta, and there were several new courses.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Meta is doubling down on smart glasses and artificial intelligence even as concerns mount that wearable technology is being used to violate people’s privacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Alibaba has rolled out its most powerful chip yet, doubling down on its bid to control the software and hardware that power its artificial-intelligence ambitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
This should help Tetra meet its goal of roughly doubling revenue in the next four years compared with September 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Global Witness warned that Brazil had seen a doubling of killings of environmental defenders in 2025 compared to 2024.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
I drove around for an hour in the dark, going left, going right, doubling back.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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