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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of quadruple.

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Examples

  • At Parker Hannifin Corp., a Cleveland maker of industrial parts, profit more than quadrupled from a year earlier to $222.2 million in the company's fiscal quarter ended June 30.

    Propelling the Profit Comeback Scott Thurm 2010

  • In 2005, the agency offered a new "empirical" definition, but rather than tightening the criteria, the new definition quadrupled the number of people considered to have the disease.

    Slate Articles Julie Rehmeyer 2011

  • Risking a confrontation with the powerful disability lobby, the chancellor said he would have to target the main benefit to disabled people, as costs to the taxpayer of the disability living allowance had "quadrupled" to £11bn a year.

    George Osborne targets spiralling welfare costs 2010

  • Google News announced that it "quadrupled" the number of articles in its News Archives but didn't say to what.

    Internet News: Online News Archives 2009

  • Google News announced that it "quadrupled" the number of articles in its News Archives but didn't say to what.

    Internet News: Google News Archive 2009

  • Google News announced that it "quadrupled" the number of articles in its News Archives but didn't say to what.

    Internet News: August 2009 Archives 2009

  • Meanwhile, a Mildura car wash operator said his business had "quadrupled", the ABC said.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Meanwhile, a Mildura car wash operator said his business had "quadrupled", the ABC said.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Meanwhile, a Mildura car wash operator said his business had "quadrupled", the ABC said.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Meanwhile, a Mildura car wash operator said his business had "quadrupled", the ABC said.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

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