double-space
verb
dou·ble-space
ˌdə-bəl-ˈspās 
double-spaced; double-spacing; double-spaces
: to type (text) leaving alternate lines blank
: to type on every other line
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Soon after, Major General Ted Clifton, Kennedy’s military aide, urged the CIA’s current intelligence chief to keep memorandums and reports for Kennedy double-spaced and down to about two pages.
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David Priess, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2016
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David Priess, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2016
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“Double-space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-space. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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