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The phrase "are predicted to double" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing forecasts or expectations regarding an increase in quantity or value over time.
Example: "According to the latest report, the sales figures for the upcoming year are predicted to double compared to last year."
Alternatives: "are expected to double" or "are forecasted to double".
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Last week, we learned that the numbers of those suffering from dementia are predicted to double every two decades.
Incomes in the island nation are predicted to double or even triple over the next five to 10 years.
AMERICA'S soaring health-care costs, already $2 trillion a year, are predicted to double in the coming decade.
People spend almost three times as long in traffic jams today as they did in 1982,and the miles of congested freeway are predicted to double by 2020.The reason for all this is clear enough.
Alzheimer's Disease Research reports that roughly 5.4 million Americans of all ages had Alzheimer's disease in 2012, and, by 2050, more than 15 million Americans could be living with the disease — a key reason nursing home residents are predicted to double over the next 30 years.
Atmospheric CO2 concentrations are predicted to double within the next century.
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That number is predicted to double within a few decades.
The demand for food staples is predicted to double by 2020 as urban populations grow by 4% each year.
Urban extent is predicted to double in the Tampa Bay watershed between 1992 and 2025.
Yet oil-sands production has doubled in the past decade and is predicted to double again during the next, and expensive new pipelines and other infrastructure solidify that prediction.
Added to a long list of products, palm oil is in everything from baked goods to cosmetics, and production is predicted to double by 2020.
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