quadruple

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The number of students earning undergraduate astronomy degrees in the U.S. is at an all-time high, quadruple what it was two decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

On Wednesday, the company said it had signed an agreement with the US Department of Defense to "quadruple" production of the munition.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Heading into the Friday trading session we also have a so-called quadruple witching day of options expiring before the close.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

“But they were good partners. We were even concerned about the name, ‘Meal Ticket,’ because it’s kind of edgy, a quadruple entendre.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

For example, if the meter of the music feels like "strong-weak-strong-weak," it is in duple meter. "strong-weak-weak-strong-weak-weak" is triple meter, and "strong-weak-weak-weak" is quadruple.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones