doubling

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Apellis stock surged to $41.04 in premarket trading, more than doubling in value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The gamma-ray emission continued for at least seven hours, nearly doubling the duration of the previous record holder.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Thomas compared the situation to the fuel shocks of the 1970s, which helped advance the mass adoption of natural gas for heating instead of fuel oil and the doubling down of drilling for oil domestically.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

U.S. manufacturing activity rose in March, with S&P Global’s PMI at 52.4 and the Kansas City Fed’s index doubling to 11.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

“Thank you,” he said, for once not doubling the phrase.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson