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on the dou·ble
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on the doubleadverb
Rapidly or immediately.
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On the Double
On the Double is a double album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1969.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of on the double in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of on the double in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of on the double in a Sentence
I'm not normally a ground ball pitcher, but it definitely helped out today, being able to get the big double plays in the key situations, it definitely kept them from rallying.
My goal always has been to get to 10 career wins, in this day and age with all the talent in the world, double digits is a pretty good number.
I want to report a murder... no, a double murder. They are two miles north of Park Headquarters. They were in a white Volkswagen Kharmann Ghia. I'm the one that did it.
I think we look back today on that event and we see workers trying to point us to very dangerous conditions that could have been rectified, central to the Field Trip’s discussion is an examination of how throughout World War II, African Americans pursued a double victory – one over the Axis abroad and the other over discrimination at home.
That transition to a new team and expecting someone to perform at a really high level early on into a new term is a bit of a double whammy, it's not a four-month goal. Our ambition with him is longer term.
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