sixfold
adjective
six·fold
ˈsiks-ˌfōld 
-ˈfōld
1
: having six units or members
2
: being six times as great or as many
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Cal-Maine leveraged high egg prices into a sixfold profit increase despite not experiencing a single bird flu outbreak in its flocks until 11 months later.
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Wenonah Hauter, The Mercury News, 13 July 2024
These surcharges are expected to more than triple by 2026 to almost $29 per month, and the monthly commercial surcharge is expected to increase more than sixfold by 2026 compared to their 2023 levels.
—Jason Gallion, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
Quest data showed a sixfold increase last year in substituted samples to mark the highest rate ever recorded by the company.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 May 2024
There are currently around 1.5 million civilians there, most of whom are living in tents—an almost sixfold increase in the population since the war began.
—Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
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Wenonah Hauter, The Mercury News, 13 July 2024
These surcharges are expected to more than triple by 2026 to almost $29 per month, and the monthly commercial surcharge is expected to increase more than sixfold by 2026 compared to their 2023 levels.
—Jason Gallion, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
Quest data showed a sixfold increase last year in substituted samples to mark the highest rate ever recorded by the company.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 May 2024
There are currently around 1.5 million civilians there, most of whom are living in tents—an almost sixfold increase in the population since the war began.
—Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
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“Sixfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sixfold. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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