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Motels had been multiplying nationwide for more than 30 years, often adding swimming pools to lure more families or adopting elaborate themes to stand apart.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

The house was full of cups—mugs and glasses everywhere, like they had been multiplying during the party.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

For in Tasmania the sheep had been multiplying at a great rate, while the amount of clear and grassy land in that island was very limited.

From History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 by Sutherland, Alexander

In the meantime trouble had been multiplying at a very rapid rate under the big top.

From The Circus Boys in Dixie Land : or, Winning the Plaudits of the Sunny South by Darlington, Edgar B. P.

For ages wildfowl had been multiplying with little to hinder them.

From The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People by Haynie, Miriam