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treble

[treb-uhl] / ˈtrɛb əl /


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Tyler's coffin was designed by her family to reflect her love of music, with a microphone and treble clef engraved on each side.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport seeks treble damages and a court order to bar the alleged anticompetitive practices.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport is seeking treble damages, a court order barring the alleged anticompetitive practices and preliminary injunctive relief to prevent Amazon from terminating additional DSPs during the litigation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

A treble for Messi and doubles for Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland - the big boys came out to play.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

A very small "8" at the bottom of the treble clef symbol means that the notes should sound one octave lower than they are written.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Midfielder Ferguson and winger McCann helped Rangers win two domestic trebles, with the former winning five league titles and 15 trophies over two spells.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2025

"He gave everything and put pressure on me constantly. He didn't stop hitting trebles and never gave up. My game is in a good place, but it doesn't mean anything yet."

From BBC Jan. 1, 2025

Defeat ended City’s bid to become the first English team to win back-to-back Champions League titles and its pursuit of successive trebles.

From Seattle Times Apr. 17, 2024

Between 2016 and 2019, he delivered seven domestic trophies in a row, including an unbeaten debut domestic campaign and consecutive trebles.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2023

Ignatius lis-tened to the bloodcurdling little trebles and giggles and gloated in his dark lair.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

During the last decade, the number of these "very hot" days more than trebled compared with the 1961-1990 average, according to the Met Office.

From BBC May 22, 2026

More positively, Ahmed assumes $200 million of costs will be removed by FY 2027 as WiseTech cuts a workforce that trebled in size over three years.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 26, 2026

Bat prices are said to have trebled following increased demand from countries in South Asia, with some top-end models costing close to £1,000.

From BBC Feb. 3, 2026

Last week he told the BBC's Radio Scotland Breakfast programme that he had pre-booked seven hotels but that number has now more than trebled to 22.

From BBC Dec. 4, 2025

Missionary societies, activity of, during Victorian era, 405; British and Foreign Bible Society, income of, doubled, 405; Society for Propagation of Gospel, income of, doubled, 405; Church Missionary Society, income of, trebled, 405.

From Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country by T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet) Escott

Amsterdam, writes Mr. Mikhail, was “one of the most significant global metropolises” of the 17th century, its population trebling between 1585 and 1622.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

The increase in the number of “very hot days” of 30C or more has been even more dramatic, trebling over the last few decades.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2024

But at the same time, they say they will accelerate the rollout of renewables - trebling offshore wind, for example - and will approve new small “modular” nuclear power stations.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2024

He increased in confidence, doubling and trebling up his jab.

From BBC Dec. 23, 2023

People swarming in, cities doubling and trebling in numbers of inhabitants, while the fiscal guardians groan over the increasing weight of improvements and the need to care for a large new spate of indigents.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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