double
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The Himalayan nation’s hydropower capacity has quadrupled in a decade, and the 200-plus projects under construction would more than double that again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Safety concerns around technology have also heightened as companies double down on advancing artificial intelligence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Robin follows in the footsteps of Ella Hakkinen, the daughter of Finland's double world champion Mika Hakkinen, who joined McLaren's driver development programme last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Qnity Electronics stock has recaptured its 200-day moving average and could be forming a double bottom, setting up a potential 74% gain.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The triplets live on the other side of the neighborhood, so we double back past the homes we’ve already hit.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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The latest funding round nearly doubles the company’s valuation from $26 billion in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Certainly it did in doubles, where they teamed up to win three Olympic gold medals and 14 major titles, including two at the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The acquisition more than doubles ONEOK’s Midland Basin processing capacity to about 2.3 billion cubic feet a day, including plants that are currently being built.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Now, Frodin will make her main-draw singles debut at her home Grand Slam, where Serena and Venus will this year team up in the doubles.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Helmuth, Rudi, and Brother Worbs spend New Year's Eve on air-raid duty in a cold factory building that also doubles as their church.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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The space doubled as a studio, and there he began his “Rain Paintings,” which would make him an overnight art sensation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 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
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
The company's notional valuation has nearly doubled since a funding round exactly a year ago, putting it within range of France's biggest blue-chip companies.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Boaz jumped up from the bench as the man doubled in height.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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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
See more: Micron is doubling down on AI memory chips.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 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
The EU has proposed more than doubling the funding allocated for Greenland as part of its long-term budget.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
People swarming in, cities doubling and trebling in numbers of inhabitants, while the fiscal guardians groan over the increasing weight of improvements and the need to care for a large new spate of indigents.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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