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[muhl-tuh-puhl] / ˈmʌl tə pəl /


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Longer storage times could make it easier to carry out complicated calculations that require information to remain available throughout multiple processing steps.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

The Justice Department is leading multiple investigations into the matter, while some lawmakers are calling on Congress to investigate as well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Gaylord, who led multiple counterintelligence operations in California, said Chinese spies and agents are everywhere in the state, infiltrating private companies and even government offices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

Dozens of vehicles from multiple law enforcement vehicles were seen racing to the scene as police helicopters hovered overhead.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

“I understand,” I said, though I didn’t know how helpful this information was—it wasn’t uncommon for messages to be repeated multiple times anyway, just because of static or bad connections.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Other big tech companies get much higher multiples in the market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

But price-to-earnings multiples are based on two things.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

For the fast-growing technology sector, multiples have come down even more quickly.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026

This is due to a combination of mixed messaging on net interest income, which has slowed down earnings per share revisions, as well as relatively high multiples, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The ratios for equal temperament are all multiples of the twelfth root of two.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones


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