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Cutting funding will see the end of a long upward trend, with the Sovereign Grant having almost trebled in real terms, taking into account inflation, in the 14 years since the grant was introduced.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

More positively, Ahmed assumes $200 million of costs will be removed by FY 2027 as WiseTech cuts a workforce that trebled in size over three years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Confirmed flu cases among adults and children across Northern Ireland have more than trebled in the last two weeks, rising from 273 to 954, official figures show.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

Last week he told the BBC's Radio Scotland Breakfast programme that he had pre-booked seven hotels but that number has now more than trebled to 22.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

The armed guard about the mine shafts had been trebled, as it was feared that the strikers might wreck some of the company's property.

From The Iron Boys as Foremen or, Heading the Diamond Drill Shift by Mears, James R.