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[muhl-tuh-puhl] / ˈmʌl tə pəl /


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County sheriff’s recruitment and training facility, a special enforcement bureau, multiple sheriff’s stations and L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

She also asked why multiple men in a group chat for members of Chi Phi - the fraternity group at the centre of the allegations - did not speak up.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Analyst Suraj Nebhani says the deal represents an attractive strategic expansion, citing an FY28 enterprise value-to-Ebitda multiple of 18.5x.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"The club's firm position is that, on multiple grounds, the opinion contains clear material errors, of law, principle and fact and is unsafe," City said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

If multiple people had phones, I would have noticed.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Crucially, with the broader market spinning its wheels of late, surging earnings mean price-to-earnings multiples have dropped.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Premiums for performers in their 70s and 80s can run many multiples of what a younger act pays,” said Paul Bassman, an entertainment specialist at the insurance broker Higginbotham.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Another factor weighing on multiples is investor doubt that the profit backdrop will remain this healthy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Furthermore, because earnings growth in the sector is so strong, it’s outpacing share-price appreciation, meaning that stocks are actually seeing smaller price-to-earnings multiples.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

The most striking multiples are those when several people claim to make a discovery at almost exactly the same time.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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