doubling

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It has also announced a doubling of the city's tourist tax to eight euros for those arriving on cruise liners for short-term stays.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

It is targeting a valuation of around $1.77 trillion, roughly doubling the company’s valuation from six months ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

There are now two Bowden children in the picture, doubling earlier versions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

However, that narrative is rapidly changing with a new drug that can shut down the key protein that drives pancreatic cancer, nearly doubling survival rates for patients with advanced stages of the disease.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Olivet Baptist was the biggest of them all, membership nearly doubling from 4,271 in 1916 to 8,430 in 1919, earning it the title of largest black church in the world.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield