sixfold
adjective
six·fold
ˈsiks-ˌfōld 
-ˈfōld
-ˈfōld
1
: having six units or members
2
: being six times as great or as many
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From 2018 to 2023, the number of venture capital transactions has increased more than sixfold, while the average transaction size has grown 3.8 times during the same period.
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Erik Aubakirov, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The ex-president's move resulted in a sixfold increase in the tariffs on Chinese goods as compared with prior to 2018, PIIE noted, reaching a high of 21% in January 2020, which is still far below Trump’s 2024 proposal.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
The sixfold increase in jurors’ daily allowance, which begins Tuesday, comes courtesy of a pilot program among seven counties that aims to finally boost jurors’ pay beyond a few cups of coffee each day.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
The test positivity rate at NYU Langone Health, or the proportion of patients with symptoms who test positive for Covid, is 12%, a sixfold increase in just the last couple of months.
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
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Erik Aubakirov, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The ex-president's move resulted in a sixfold increase in the tariffs on Chinese goods as compared with prior to 2018, PIIE noted, reaching a high of 21% in January 2020, which is still far below Trump’s 2024 proposal.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
The sixfold increase in jurors’ daily allowance, which begins Tuesday, comes courtesy of a pilot program among seven counties that aims to finally boost jurors’ pay beyond a few cups of coffee each day.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
The test positivity rate at NYU Langone Health, or the proportion of patients with symptoms who test positive for Covid, is 12%, a sixfold increase in just the last couple of months.
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Sixfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sixfold. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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