multiply

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Singly charged ions could escape, while multiply charged ions, which are often more biologically important, remained trapped.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

It was an intense and disorienting time if you were simply a fan of the music; multiply that by approximately a gigaton if you were anywhere adjacent.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Traders are snapping up defense stocks and buying more shares of leveraged ETFs that multiply the impact of market moves, said Webull CEO Anthony Denier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

But, while nearly all cell cultures died quickly in the lab, those taken from Ms Lacks continued to multiply and didn't age, making them "immortal".

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

However, if the bacilli become active—when someone’s immune system is compromised, as with AIDS—they multiply rapidly into a bone-eating, lung-consuming illness that, unless treated, is fatal.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French