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Recent Examples of quadrupling
Since tariffs rates have been largely stable for decades, after decades of gradual decline, that rate of increase – the quadrupling – is almost certainly unprecedented since the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act so often cited as a contributing factor to the Great Depression.
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Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Lydia Toth, spokesperson for the association of Swiss chocolate manufacturers Chocosuisse, said the quadrupling of cocoa prices over the past two years had significantly increased production costs, squeezing manufacturers' margins, particularly given that retail prices tend to lag.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Lydia Toth, spokesperson for the association of Swiss chocolate manufacturers Chocosuisse, said the quadrupling of cocoa prices over the past two years had significantly increased production costs, squeezing manufacturers' margins, particularly given that retail prices tend to lag.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
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The World Bank estimates that the female labor-force participation rate in Saudi Arabia is now roughly 35%—a doubling of the female work participation rate in less than a decade, with tangible effects on household incomes and economic productivity.—
Ali Shihabi,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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He was being paid over £150,000 a week, doubling which would have loaded £9million extra onto the St James’ Park wage bill.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The brutal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a college campus shocked the nation and is forcing it to confront what appears to be an increase in political violence across the country.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Labor Department data released on Thursday showed one of the biggest weekly increases in jobless claims in more than a year.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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The relative change would be greater, going from a doubling of density during such an event to a potential tripling.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Quadrupling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadrupling. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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