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In their final report they quoted evidence from Steve Collins, the head of EU policy at Microsoft, that he was willing to bet that in 10 years time the cost will have multiplied grotesquely.

From The Guardian • Dec. 28, 2012

If we do not move forwards along this path, 30 years from now the toll of the disease in terms of lives lost and human potential wasted will have multiplied.

From Nature • Jun. 1, 2011

His value will have multiplied giddily following the rout of Australia.

From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2010

His nimble brain has already run ahead to the day when atomic engines will have proved themselves in submarines and will have multiplied to change the face of the world.

From Time Magazine Archive

When these things shall come to pass, a consideration, in which many good men have sought relief in regard to slavery, will have multiplied force.

From Three Prize Essays on American Slavery by Baldwin, A.C.