troika

Example Sentences

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But what made the prison, known as IK-3 or the Troika, dreaded even by Russia’s hardened inmates was the exceptional psychological pressure and loneliness, they said.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

At Klaw, a hot new restaurant in Miami, managing partner George Atterbury has worked with Troika Seafood, a Norwegian seafood wholesaler, to bring in live red king crab from Finnmark County, Norway’s northernmost county.

From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2022

“China, the U.S., Russia and Pakistan are all countries with significant influence on the Afghan issue,” ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said of the Troika meeting at a daily briefing Tuesday.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2022

The U.S. envoy, Tom West, earlier this month attended a meeting of the so-called extended Troika, comprising Pakistan, China, Russia and the United States to discuss Afghanistan.

From Reuters • Nov. 23, 2021

Troika thus has a troika of meanings, which simply proves that words are slippery creatures in every language.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood