treble
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An emphatic 6-0 win over nine-man Qatar put them in a great position to qualify from the group, with Jonathan David's treble sparking joyous celebrations in Vancouver.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 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
While City are aiming for a domestic treble, Arsenal now have a realistic chance of claiming both the Premier League and Champions League trophies.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
My strategy was to aim at treble 20 so carefully that I'd end up missing a fraction and getting a 1 or 5.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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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
Since it first became achievable in 1960, to become champions of England, conquer Europe and win the FA Cup and League Cup in the same campaign, there have been four different trebles.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
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
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
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The number of female competitors in lumberjack sports has more than trebled in the past 30 years, according to Samantha LaSalle, event director of the Lumberjack World Championships.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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
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
Since 1860 the productive power of the United States has more than trebled.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political by Ingersoll, Robert Green
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
In July 2022, there were 21,246 outdoor fires - nearly trebling the previous July's figure.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2023
A trebling of energy bills in 2022 has already led to concerns about the future of many leisure centres.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2023
"If we're not protected we're looking at a trebling of that £125,000 bill,which will mean another £250,000 will come out of the £900,000 that we have to run our school," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2022
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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Vocabulary lists containing treble
"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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