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threefold

[three-fohld] / ˈθriˌfoʊld /
ADJECTIVE
three times as many
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Since launching its new strategy, Vilk said David’s has seen a threefold increase in customer engagement, and a 26-fold increase in number of users.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Neurodegenerative mortality was nearly four times higher in NFL players compared with the general population and remained threefold higher after accounting for competing risks,” they reported in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Illnesses related to dust and smoke from the towers' collapse have since claimed more than threefold the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the attacks, US health officials say.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The boost to guidance came as the company reported a more than threefold increase in its second-quarter profit, driven by demand for artificial-intelligence infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

It is not uncommon for their egg production to be increased threefold — all through the beneficent effect of insecticides.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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