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Schrader has publicly stated that St. Ann doubled fines on this stretch of I-70.
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The chain almost doubled in size to more than 280 stores from 2007 through 2009.
From the bloomberg.com
Over the past decade, China's share of global output has doubled, to roughly 4%.
From the businessweek.com
The shift has already doubled the capital's annual clear days, to 203 last year.
From the businessweek.com
The premiums paid by his 15-person law firm have more than doubled in six years.
From the businessweek.com
Revenues doubled in 2007, as they have for the past three years, to $12 million.
From the businessweek.com
Since the latest bans and recalls, inquiries have more than doubled, says Rider.
From the businessweek.com
Intelsat has $360 million in cash, while its debt has doubled, to $4.79 billion.
From the businessweek.com
Bank of America Corp., for example, has doubled the interns it employed in 2009.
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- A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield"
- Downward and forward; "he was bent double with pain"
- Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison
- Increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years"
- Hit a two-base hit
- A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
- The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season. It can also mean beating a team both home and away in the same league season, a feat often noted as doing the double over a particular side.
- Double (pronounced doo-BLAY) was a Swiss music duo best remembered for their 1986 hit single "The Captain of Her Heart".
- In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.
