double

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A report from the Chicago Fed last year noted that private placement lending in 2024 totaled $849 billion, more than double the volume of $386 billion a decade earlier.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The United Arab Emirates has already said it would double down on security ties with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The union that represents the department’s rank-and-file members has long complained of a double standard that lets well-connected officers and senior leaders off the hook.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Meanwhile, jet fuel is roughly double its pre-war levels.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

He reached the overhang and threw himself into the rocky hollow, bent double, fighting for breath.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver