Example Sentences

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Since the coup, the rate of young people feeling "unsafe" or "very unsafe" walking alone at night has more than doubled to 40 percent, according to a 2025 UN report.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

The parish’s sales and use tax revenue more than doubled to $42.9 million for the first nine months of the current fiscal year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Since 2020, the cost of beef has nearly doubled.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Expedia searches for Tacoma, Wash., also more than doubled this year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

In the “cold carton,” the ABC strain had nearly doubled, while the CBA had dwindled.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee