multiplying

Example Sentences

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He arrived at the figure by multiplying the cost of an infrastructure asset by the share of its useful life that has passed, then adjusting for inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

There was a company called Mylan, which was best known for buying EpiPen, the lifesaving injector for severe allergic reactions, especially for kids, and then multiplying the price sevenfold in under a decade.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The side effects of such behavior are quickly multiplying.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Gold, meanwhile, is likely to remain the haven of choice for investors around the world as geopolitical flashpoints have been multiplying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Just as multiplying by zero causes the number line to collapse into a point, the vanishing point has caused most of the universe to sit in a tiny dot.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife