doubled
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But as Maya MacGuineas, the president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, points out, the national debt has doubled in the last 10 years and quadrupled in fewer than 20 years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Official figures show that in the 12 months to February 2026, the price of basic necessities increased by an average 60%, while food prices doubled in the same period.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Its Hong Kong-listed stock has declined nearly 20% so far this year—a reversal of fortune from the past two years, when it doubled and more than quadrupled, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
“I don’t think she’s a bad person, I think she’s a white person who was trying to be edgy and then just like doubled down her whole career,” Spooner told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
I was handing him the half-sovereign, when something came bobbing up against the window, and Mr. Bilder’s face doubled its natural length with surprise.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
