as in increase
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as in increasing
to make twice as great or as many
we doubled our investment in six months
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as in folding
to lay one part over or against another part of
double the wet cloth and place it on the victim's forehead
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Noun
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Amid a challenging fiscal climate, Baltimore County employees could see a salary increase during fiscal year 2026, according to a $4.6 billion budget proposal outlined by Klausmeier this month.—
Shaela Foster,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2025 -
The value of the credits has increased rapidly as the state’s Public Utilities Commission approved rate increases requested by the companies.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Those in his position often pride themselves on insulation, increasing efficiency or an Ivy League education, a few foundations around which the Houston Astros have constructed their golden era.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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According to the study, increasing access to liquor stores by 10% resulted in a 37% increase in violent crime.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The argument then escalated, and Forty hit him in the face with a beer bottle, pulled out a folding knife, and then charged at him.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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The audience of seventy-five people—packed closely into white folding chairs at a community center just outside Boston—had come to learn how to spot undercover immigration agents.—
Julia Angwin,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The reciprocal rates, which aren’t exactly reciprocal, were calculated by dividing a country’s trade deficit with the US by its exports to the country and multiplying by 1/2.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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The best employees will be those who master this skill, significantly multiplying their productivity.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Given this, there is no straightforward way to understand what a model is doing on an intuitive level, as from our perspective running inference on a model is nothing more than executing trillions of trivial operations such as addition and multiplication.—
Rahul Gudise,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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One of the lessons from the Austin PSP program is the multiplication effect that supporting the success of parenting students can have.—
Edward Conroy,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In addition to the performers, the ceremony will honor Warren Zevon with the Musical Influence Award, and key behind-the-scenes figures like Thom Bell, Nicky Hopkins, and Carol Kaye with the Musical Excellence Award.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
28 Apr. 2025
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Career coaching now serves as a strategic investment in a student’s future, in addition to what is provided in university.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The wholesale market got a yellow placard after county inspectors spotted old food accumulation on the ceiling panel above the meat cutter.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Polk’s Perpetual Purpose Model (PPM) shifts the wealth conversation from accumulation to stewardship.—
Forbes Press Releases,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Doubling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubling. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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