tenfold

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The price of transit trains from New York was increased tenfold, before being slightly cut to $98.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Since 2020, estimates of SpaceX's value have risen from $40bn to a price tag of $1.75trn – a more than 40-fold increase - while shares in Tesla have risen tenfold in the same period.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Micron Technology shares rose past $1,000, increasing over tenfold in the past year, as its forward PE ratio expanded to 11.4 times.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Estimates of its valuation grew tenfold after the deal was announced.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

This rather deliberate elision of Fermi’s role in neutron research was the prelude to a pitch for $2,250 “to increase the yield of neutron radiation tenfold or more.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik