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And in Riverside County, 5,831 ballots — or 0.95% of those mailed in — were deemed too late to count, more than double the number of late ballots rejected in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Speaking at a youth rally on Friday, Ousmane Sonko said that the current cost of a barrel of oil was approaching double what had been budgeted for.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The weekly chart shows a possible double top at the $45 level, coinciding with the summer of 2024.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Meanwhile, construction remains in demand, and pay bumps for job changers in the construction industry have been “in double digits for several years,” Richardson said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Nash and Oliver are prancing in circles around the living room table wearing gold marching band hats with blue feathers that nearly double their height.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller