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multiply

[muhl-tuh-plahy] / ˈmʌl təˌplaɪ /


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The researchers developed a precisely defined mixture of chemicals that allowed GMPs to survive and multiply for extended periods in the laboratory.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

They produce insulin-like growth factor 1 and other growth factors that help keratinocytes multiply and close wounds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

He described them as "very resilient" and said their short breeding cycle meant populations could multiply quickly in warm conditions.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Now multiply that risk by tens of thousands of users.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

"I...I...I simply put the fourteen down in my head and multiply it by nineteen," Matilda said.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

Datadog, down 25%, and Snowflake, down 41%, are in this group, too, although they’re younger companies trading at high multiplies of earnings.

From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026

It then multiplies that by the estimated average number of people in a household.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025

Each reuse multiplies the value of the original dataset, ensuring that no discovery is wasted, every contribution can spark the next breakthrough, and researchers gain recognition for their work.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2025

JON LEVY: A glue player is the team member who multiplies everyone else’s results, helping the team win.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025

“Something that multiplies at the same rate and type as the shield itself.”

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

During his 15-year tenure as CEO, which ended Aug. 31, Apple’s market cap multiplied by a factor of 13.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Using an innovative DNA recording technology, the researchers followed how those early cells multiplied, developed specialized roles, and eventually helped form a body with distinct organs and tissues.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

In Cibolo, a city north of San Antonio with a population of 36,000, an authority grant multiplied the number of Flock cameras from 11 to 52.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

For an ice cream truck visiting a summer camp, the TAM is all the kids at the camp multiplied by how much ice cream each kid would buy that summer.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

Robot DV-5 multiplied five-place figures to the heartless ticking of a stop watch.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

NPUs, like Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon and Google’s Tensor chips in its Pixel phones, are multiplying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The metric is calculated by taking revenue from a short period, such as a month or a quarter, and multiplying it to gauge what a company could earn over a full year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

In lymphoma cells, the protein can stay stuck in the "on" position, continually suppressing death-related genes and allowing malignant cells to keep multiplying.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

After multiplying, the cells normally reverse that process and become mature, fully functioning liver cells again.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

He did it to stop the vacant lots from multiplying.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez


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