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treble

[treb-uhl] / ˈtrɛb əl /


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The forward's treble took him level with Germany's Miroslav Klose as the World Cup's all-time top scorer on 16 goals - though Mbappe is just two behind.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

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

Starting with Monday's trip to Stones' former side Everton, City face a spell of six games in 21 days as they look to end the season by claiming a domestic treble.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

This was followed in turn by a flapping sound, the feel of a pair of four-toed feet in his hair, and the deep-throated treble of a familiar voice.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli

He added winning trebles was "the standard and expectation we've set".

From BBC Apr. 26, 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

He could win any number of trebles with Celtic but nothing will match the tale of how he got to the club in the first place.

From BBC May 8, 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

Since being knocked out on penalties, the Reds have won just 49.2% of their past 59 games, while their loss percentage has more than trebled.

From BBC Apr. 8, 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

Since the advent of his successor, the Reverend Frederick Owen, three months before, the choir had trebled its size without trebling that of the stand; the result was naturally that which has been described.

From For the Major A Novelette by Woolson, Constance Fenimore

"They were heard by police to be describing 'not doubling the money, but trebling it'," said Nelson.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

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 Cabinet Office has grown the most of any department proportionally, approximately trebling in size since the EU referendum.

From BBC Apr. 10, 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

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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