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multiple

[muhl-tuh-puhl] / ˈmʌl tə pəl /


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Centennial has dealt with a lot of injuries to the offensive line this season, which allowed Mater Dei to get multiple sacks and hurries on Jefferson.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Contacted by AFP, Meta said it has taken multiple steps to prevent tampering with the blinking LED light intended to show other people the device is recording -- a key concern of critics.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

That pipeline, which had suffered multiple attacks, can carry up to seven million barrels of crude each day.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Spivey earlier told the BBC she had tried contacting Jackson police several times over the last two weeks, leaving multiple voicemails, and had not heard back.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

“She must be really upset if she’s using multiple question marks with exclamation points. Mom is a total grammar nerd. We should get up there.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Thoma was one of many private-equity firms that paid sizable multiples for companies at the height of the market in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Diageo and Pernod Ricard are trading at earnings multiples last seen during the global financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

Despite the fourfold increase in the share price over the last 12 months, significant upgrades in earnings consensus for Samsung make the stock relatively inexpensive on price-to-earnings multiples, trading on just 5x 2026 estimates.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

Firefighters attended multiples fires in Stoke-on-Trent after fences, gardens and garages were alight.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The most striking multiples are those when several people claim to make a discovery at almost exactly the same time.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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