double
Example Sentences
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When that happens, employees face what planners often call “double jeopardy”: declining portfolio values paired with increased job risk.
From MarketWatch
The administration has doubled spending on promoting U.S. agricultural goods abroad to more than $500 million a year.
The company plans to more than double its own store network by opening about 140 new stores by the end of fiscal 2028.
“My mom was a body double for Taylor Swift. I won a drawing contest in third grade. I once ate a plastic SpongeBob SquarePants.”
From Literature
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Neemias Queta, a career backup center was thrust into the starting lineup by necessity and has more than doubled his scoring and rebounding.
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