tenfold

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The price of transit trains from New York was increased tenfold, before being slightly cut to $98.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Since 2020, estimates of SpaceX's value have risen from $40bn to a price tag of $1.75trn – a more than 40-fold increase - while shares in Tesla have risen tenfold in the same period.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Estimates of the company’s valuation grew tenfold after the deal was announced.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Micron Technology shares rose past $1,000, increasing over tenfold in the past year, as its forward PE ratio expanded to 11.5 times.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Between 1940 and 1942, the region’s civilian population exploded from 393,000 to 576,000, and that was before accounting for the tenfold increase in military personnel, from 15,000 to more than 150,000.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly