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Recent Examples of tripling
The impetus for the monthly spending limit was a tripling of insulin’s price from 2002 to 2013, an editorial in JAMA Internal Medicine reminds us.
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
In the first half of the 2020s South Africa grew roughly 20,000 tons of rooibos tea every year, a tripling of production since the 1990s.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
However, after four years of war, the combination of exclusion from European markets and a tripling of military spending has led to economic stagnation and mounting pressure on living standards.
—Elizaveta Gaufman, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2026
The average asking prices for nightly stays have skyrocketed, more than doubling and tripling.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2026
This proposal could result in an effective tripling of the City's population that is hovering right around 5,000 citizens.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Idaho experienced a tripling of its residential land value in the 10 years studied, while Nevada was close with a 293% increase.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
Meta, Amazon and Google signed a pledge in March supporting the tripling of global nuclear energy production by 2050.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
While this represents a tripling of the previous $100 billion goal, representatives from developing countries remain skeptical.
—Brian Mukhaya, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
In the first half of the 2020s South Africa grew roughly 20,000 tons of rooibos tea every year, a tripling of production since the 1990s.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
However, after four years of war, the combination of exclusion from European markets and a tripling of military spending has led to economic stagnation and mounting pressure on living standards.
—Elizaveta Gaufman, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2026
The average asking prices for nightly stays have skyrocketed, more than doubling and tripling.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2026
This proposal could result in an effective tripling of the City's population that is hovering right around 5,000 citizens.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Idaho experienced a tripling of its residential land value in the 10 years studied, while Nevada was close with a 293% increase.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
Meta, Amazon and Google signed a pledge in March supporting the tripling of global nuclear energy production by 2050.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
While this represents a tripling of the previous $100 billion goal, representatives from developing countries remain skeptical.
—Brian Mukhaya, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tripling
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Kering also aims to refurbish or relocate two-thirds of its Gucci store network, reduce selling space by 20% and outlets by a third to achieve a doubling of its sales density by 2030.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2026
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Similar to the doubling of the unemployment weight, this is by design.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Nevada Irrigation District says the increases are necessary to fix aging infrastructure while keeping up with rising costs.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Spencer said West Coast Tomato anticipates a 10% to 15% increase in costs in the fall, driven by rising transportation, oil and fertilizer prices.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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The study found a quadrupling in the number of megacities—urban areas with 10 million or more inhabitants—from eight in 1975 to 33 in 2025, with 19 of those in Asia.—
Sam Stevenson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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Vendor financing — along with the doubling, tripling or quadrupling of companies’ valuations — is one of the unflattering echoes some analysts see in comparing today’s AI frenzy with the late-90s dot-com bubble.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Tripling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tripling. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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