doubled over

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On its website, Nasa notes that extreme wildfire activity has doubled over the past two decades.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

EPS has doubled over the past two years, and analysts expect it to grow another 90% by 2027.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

After going three break points down when serving for the match at 5-4 up, Sinner doubled over and called for the trainer.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Shares of Iridium have more than doubled over the past six months, as investors speculate on the value of the company’s spectrum holdings in light of recent deals struck by SpaceX and Amazon.com.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It happened so suddenly that at first the agent cringed and doubled over thinking the hailstones were bullets from somebody behind or off at a slant below his exposed rear.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols