three-fold
Americannoun
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With the amount of hybrid power increased three-fold, a component of the engine that helped recovery energy removed, and the batteries more or less the same size as last year, the cars are energy starved.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
Pancreatic cancer is pernicious, but five-year survival has increased three-fold since the 1990s to 13%, which the report attributes to more cancers being detected incidentally at earlier stages when they are easier to treat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
Layoffs in October surged nearly three-fold on the month to 153,000.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
About one third of the participants in the studies were females, an increase of nearly three-fold from previous studies.
From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024
It was a three-fold display like a travel brochure.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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