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treble

[treb-uhl] / ˈtrɛb əl /


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But Liman denied Lively’s request for treble and punitive damages, concluding that the procedural mechanism her lawyers used permitted recovery of attorneys fees and costs but not broader financial penalties.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

It was the first win of a potential English treble, with Crystal Palace's Conference League final against Rayo Vallecano next week ahead of Arsenal's Champions League showdown with Paris St-Germain on 30 May.

From BBC May 20, 2026

City still remain in the hunt for a domestic treble, sitting two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal with two games left, and a difficult trip to in-form Bournemouth next on Tuesday.

From BBC May 16, 2026

The odds were stacked against Manchester United, down to 10 men heading into extra time against an Everton side who were chasing a treble and had already beaten them twice that season.

From BBC May 15, 2026

I crack up as she plays another few riffs—trilling treble to rumbling bass.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

The Azzurri have finished fourth in this year's table after failing to achieve two unique trebles at the Principality Stadium.

From BBC Mar. 14, 2026

If trebles are for show and doubles for dough, he has both bases covered.

From BBC Jan. 4, 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

The group began with basic crochet skills but have now nearly all mastered the chain-stitch, slip-knot, trebles and doubles.

From BBC Feb. 1, 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

The number of days exceeding 30C in the UK more than trebled between 2015 and 2024 compared with the 1961-1990 average, according to the Met Office.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Between 2015 and 2024, the number of days exceeding 30C in the UK more than trebled compared with the 1961-1990 average, the Met Office says.

From BBC Jun. 23, 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

Confirmed flu cases among adults and children across Northern Ireland have more than trebled in the last two weeks, rising from 273 to 954, official figures show.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2025

I rejoiced inexpressibly, but my rejoicing is doubled and trebled since the receipt of your distressing news this morning.

From Fairies Afield by Molesworth, Mrs. (Mary Louisa)

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

As the BBC showed earlier this year, there was indeed a significant increase over time, with public funding trebling in real terms, to pay for repairs to Buckingham Palace.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2025

The number of Indians investing through SIPs has soared past 100 million, nearly trebling from 34 million five years ago.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2025

The Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts that the tax will raise about £760m in 2024-25, so trebling the rate is estimated to raise an extra £1.5bn.

From BBC May 29, 2024

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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