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multiple

[muhl-tuh-puhl] / ˈmʌl tə pəl /


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Two veteran FBI counterterrorism officials were demoted after investigators determined allegedly harassing calls to a top White House aide’s wife did not warrant further investigation, according to multiple reports.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Within an hour, multiple people had found and tagged Rachel Miles, now a 54-year- old teacher in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The group included more than 60 children and adolescents recovered from multiple graves at Sigtuna, near Stockholm, Västerhus in Jämtland, and Fjälkinge in Skåne.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

"This storm is expected to bring major coastal flooding to the Mid-Atlantic Coast over multiple high tide cycles through the weekend," the National Weather Service said in its latest forecast.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

And if there were multiple smaller fires, that meant they could run headlong into a wall of flames any minute.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

They typically have low enterprise-value-to-Ebitda multiples of four or five, and high free-cash-flow yields of 10% to 15%.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

“However, the complicated macro backdrop and higher rates will almost certainly cause multiples to continue to compress,” Jane Gibbons, equity strategist at Jefferies, wrote in a Wednesday note.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Premiums for performers in their 70s and 80s can run many multiples of what a younger act pays,” said Paul Bassman, an entertainment specialist at the insurance broker Higginbotham.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Another factor weighing on multiples is investor doubt that the profit backdrop will remain this healthy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

“If I bought a credit default swap, my downside was defined and certain, and the upside was many multiples of it.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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