There has been an eightfold increase in membership in the past year.
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Samsung Electronics reported an over eightfold increase in first-quarter operating profits in April, driven by the explosive growth of its chip business.—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 May 2026 The program has rapidly expanded, with some departments implementing as much as an eightfold increase in the number of officers authorized under the program, according to an investigation by the newsletter Two Can Be True.—Monique O. Madan, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026 Sales of one Dubai startup’s emergency survival kits are up eightfold since the war began.—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026 Another leading blockchain research firm, Chainalysis reported that crypto money laundering alone rose to over $82 billion in 2025, representing an eightfold increase from the $10 billion level previously recorded in 2020.—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eightfold
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of eightfold was
before the 12th century