double over
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Consumer Price Index to double over the coming months.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Sunderland completed a league double over their north-east rivals on Sunday with a 2-1 win at St James' Park, having beaten the Magpies 1-0 in the reverse fixture.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Many households, especially retirees, watched property-tax bills double over short reassessment cycles even though their cash incomes hadn’t changed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
Big shocks can see the oil price double over a year, and an attack on the Strait of Hormuz would be the biggest.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
I spent most of the voyage bent double over a puke bucket, bringing up every scrap of food and swallow of brackish water I choked down.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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