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The phrase "about 2 times" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when estimating a quantity or frequency that is approximately double something else.
Example: "The new model is about 2 times more efficient than the previous version."
Alternatives: "approximately twice" or "roughly double".
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The stock sells for about 2 times 2010 earnings.
The activity was about 2 times less at S-stage than the other two stages.
Thus, the LWR of PYZX was almost 3 times the level of P02428, and the CS of the latter was about 2 times greater than the former.
The CIR40 84 of UTUC among females increased about 1.5 times that of males before 2000, which further climbed up to about 2 times.
At the patient level, women with moderate to poor care had about 2 times the odds of perinatal death compared to women with good quality obstetrical care.
Students who attended private elementary and high schools were about 2 times more likely to be knowledgeable than students from public schools [AOR: 2.08, 95% CI: 1.08, 3.99].
This shows that in 2005 men in the Gambela region were about 2 times more likely to attain some education than those in the Tigray region.
Methane produces about 2 times as much energy as does coal for the same CO2.
For particles of equal volumes, disks adhere about 2 times more than rods.
For the 50% case, this should be about 2 times the maximum load.
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The CL value in males was about 2 times higher than that of females, and the AUC value of females was about 1.5 times larger than males.
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