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DOUBLE. Twofold; as, double cost; double insurance; double plea.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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With the doubling scheme, you multiply your allowance every month by two.

(Our study focuses on Canada.) Doubling times (i.e., the period required for the number of cases in the epidemic to double) and case-fatality rates (CFRs) are fundamental to the epidemiology and potential public health impact of SARS.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome: temporal stability and geographic variation in case-fatality rates and doubling times. (Dispatches)

He must step inside for a count or two, as if doubling with the tackle; release, working to regain his width immediately, and drive up field eight to 10 yards.