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Cases have been doubling about every 7.6 days in the United States, said Trevor Bedford, a computational biologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.

From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2022

Sales have been doubling every year in the past six years, but it too is a small player, having sold 70,000 devices.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2022

Since September, local governments have been doubling down on meeting energy consumption targets set by Beijing to ensure China’s carbon emissions peak by 2030.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2021

Since June, however, its cases have been doubling every seven to 10 days.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2021

We are doubling our imports and exports; we have been doubling them since 1749—about every 16 years. 

From Recollections of Old Liverpool by Nonagenarian, A