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doubling

American  
[duhb-ling] / ˈdʌb lɪŋ /

noun

Nautical.
  1. the part of the upper or lower end of one spar of a mast that is overlapped by another spar above or below it.


Etymology

Origin of doubling

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; double, -ing 1

Example Sentences

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The German automaker is doubling down on its “in China, for China” strategy of developing and manufacturing products in the country for Chinese consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal

He believes many creators are "doubling down on the realness" to give themselves a place on the feed amongst "a sea of AI-generated content which is flooding or AI slop as it's been termed".

From BBC

They characterise the government's current posture as doubling down on focusing on the cost of living.

From BBC

It also insisted that doubling the number of recruits would far outstrip the needs and could hurt the Swiss economy.

From Barron's

"By doubling her fiscal headroom from last year, she may have saved her job and bought the government more time," said Kathleen Brooks, research director at trading group XTB.

From Barron's