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Quinta Brunson’s landmark series is set in Philadelphia, but Schumacker credits location manager David Lyons for finding “outstanding places” that double for the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Overall government expenditure to be proposed for 2027 will reach NT$3.9 trillion, which Lai said was more than double its 2016 level.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Hunt roared at the TV camera after completing her individual sprint double in Birmingham.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

PBF has risen double digits, and Sunoco has risen more than 6%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

“They catch you with those,” the knowledgeable one said, “and it’s double sentence and kalte kost as well.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

An electric Hawaiian guitar that doubles as a crutch was designed in 1984 by Semie Moseley for country-music singer Barbara Mandrell in the wake of a car crash that left her severely injured.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Burbank has a population of about 100,000, which doubles during the workday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

She’s scheduled to play doubles with her sister Venus in Cincinnati, and if that goes well, one presumes we’ll see them pair again in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

It doubles the maximum penalty from 12 months to two years for those who assault police or other emergency workers.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

It only takes Kayla saying, “This already smells divine, Mrs. Jackson,” and Grandma’s head practically doubles in size.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

Arsenal took the lead after just 23 seconds, doubled their advantage thanks to some static City defending in the 23rd minute, and then added a third three minutes into the second half.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

The find comes at a propitious time, with gold trading above $4,400 a troy ounce, having more than doubled in value in the past few years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Berkshire reported second-quarter earnings on Aug. 8, showing profit that more than doubled in the period.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

The Colosseum was already offering tours two nights a week but doubled that number to four this summer.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Stanton ordered troops to turn out into the streets, the guards to be doubled, military forts to be alert, guns manned, and special guards to be posted around the Old Capitol Prison.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

In June, they performed over 16,000 such missions—nearly doubling the amount of missions in March.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Despite recent layoffs, Netflix said it is doubling down on Los Angeles, filming at least 70 productions in the area this year as the streamer spends roughly $18 billion on content globally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

"The idea of doubling the night tours and doing them also on Fridays and Saturdays was mainly to give access to visitors that prefer cooler hours," said Simone Quilici, director of the Colosseum complex.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Yet for KeyBanc Capital Markets these two perceived issues create “an opportunity for investors who appreciate the revenue and EPS implications of doubling capacity into the strongest catalyst the industry has likely ever seen.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

And the thing is, I'm actually considering doubling down on the awkward factor and turning this mess into a coming out thing.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli