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There has been an eightfold increase in membership in the past year.
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Since 1950, global fossil fuel consumption has grown nearly eightfold, and imports of coal, oil, and gas have risen by 12 times.
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John Kerry, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
That figure represents an eightfold increase since 2019.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
To date, country-by-country tariffs have risen to an average effective rate of about 17 percent, which amounts to a nearly eightfold increase in tariffs since last year.
—Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
The alert comes as the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Seattle shared statistics that revealed the number of 90-degree or hotter days in Seattle, measured in 10-year increments, had increased eightfold since 1946 to 1955.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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John Kerry, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
That figure represents an eightfold increase since 2019.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
To date, country-by-country tariffs have risen to an average effective rate of about 17 percent, which amounts to a nearly eightfold increase in tariffs since last year.
—Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
The alert comes as the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Seattle shared statistics that revealed the number of 90-degree or hotter days in Seattle, measured in 10-year increments, had increased eightfold since 1946 to 1955.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Eightfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eightfold. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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