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[muhl-tuh-puhl] / ˈmʌl tə pəl /


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A New Mexico judge on Friday ruled in favor of Emmy winner Timothy Busfield, tossing out multiple child sex abuse charges against the actor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

But that’s not a new development: The chart above shows that has happened multiple times before, without derailing the longer-term uptrend.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Having been subjected to multiple FCC probes of ABC’s programming, the corporation has pushed back in court against Carr, in what has already amounted to a drawn-out and expensive legal tussle.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

James has suffered multiple injuries over the past few seasons, causing him to miss several international tournaments with England since the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

In the second round, you can add or subtract a multiple, too, like “What is ten times ten, minus two times ten?”

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

Therefore investors are continuing “to reprice growth-heavy equity valuations in general,” meaning they’re taking a fresh look at the high stock multiples associated with companies that borrow money to help fuel their growth.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

The shares of many industry groups have fallen sharply and tech darlings are no longer commanding the multiples that they once did.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Crucially, with the broader market spinning its wheels of late, surging earnings mean price-to-earnings multiples have dropped.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

They acknowledge that earnings risks remain positively skewed as it prepares to change CEO, but observe that the stock is already trading at elevated historical multiples.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“I’m not interested in syndication,” she said to Moody rather airily, when he asked why she didn’t make multiples.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng


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