double
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Axios also said the deal would more than double US oil reserves at a time when the US strategic petroleum reserve is at a 40-year low.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
And they booed when a safe call at first withstood replay review instead of ending the game on a double play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
In a 500-person study, patients on the drug lived a median of 13.2 months—nearly double the time those on standard chemotherapy survived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Last season the German double winners were one of Europe's biggest entertainers, scoring 184 goals in all competitions.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“You’ve been here a fraction of the time everyone else has, but you’ve gotten pretty much double the amount of litter off the streets. Pretty rad, Fern.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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José Ramírez drove in five runs with three doubles and the streaking Guardians overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Angels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Williams was also a doubles quarter-finalist at last year's US Open, but the defeat by qualifier Emiliana Arango in Cincinnati this month was her 18th loss in 19 singles matches.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The push comes as South Korea doubles down on building a complete AI ecosystem on home soil, seeking to scale up date-center capacity and secure AI sovereignty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Siniakova, an 11-time major champion in women’s doubles, and Patten, a three-time major champion in men’s doubles, had taken down the powerhouse duo of Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka in the first round.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
I was selected captain of the team, played number one in singles and doubles and led the school to several important victories against long-standing rivals.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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After a massive run-up in home prices during the pandemic, mortgage rates doubled from 3.22% at the start of the year to 6.42% at the end of 2022.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Second-quarter revenue and net profit more than doubled to $96.22 billion and $59.69 billion, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
In a highly anticipated report, the world's most valuable company shattered forecasts by unveiling revenues more than doubled on-year in the second quarter and said it expected another blowout in July-September.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for pancreatic cancer that, in clinical trials, nearly doubled the overall survival time for patients.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Tomorrow after school she would go downstairs to the basement, where Señora Rodriguez, the landlady, doubled as a music teacher.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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China’s continued uptake of sulfur while banning fertilizer exports has contributed to a doubling of sulfur prices this year alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Sales of newer and emerging categories, like AI glasses and trading cards, also were a bright spot, more than doubling from a year ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Director Melissa Chiu said the exhibit helped the museum attract 1.2 million visitors that year, doubling its annual attendance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
She frequently puts pictures within pictures, deepening and doubling the story being told and making it deliciously clear that what we are seeing is constructed, not found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
It also made her want to wear the uniform as much as possible while she still could, for after hearing Miss Mortimer’s words she now imagined herself doubling in size overnight with no warning.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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