treble
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During their double drop descent, Wolves - who remarkably suffered a treble drop to the bottom tier in the 1980s - burned through four managers and made a series of poor transfers.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
In completing the set of a hundred in a T20, double hundred in an ODI and triple century in a Test, Brook has matched the previously unique treble of West Indies' legend Chris Gayle.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Together, they steered the club to a treble - the Championship League Leaders' Shield, the 1895 Cup and the divisional Grand Final title.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
That season, the club also lifted the FA Cup and the Premier League trophy to become England’s first treble winners since Manchester United in 1999.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Ignoring me, he addressed his sister in a piercing treble: “Miss Megley said you must come and finish your tea!”
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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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
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
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
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A group of apartment owners are calling for the "right to challenge" property service charges after their annual fees have more than trebled since 2018.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The number of people arriving in Inverclyde from overseas has trebled in recent times, to about 750 per year since 2023.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
I rejoiced inexpressibly, but my rejoicing is doubled and trebled since the receipt of your distressing news this morning.
From Fairies Afield by Mrs. (Mary Louisa) Molesworth
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
Malawi has become an increasingly important market for Tanzanian goods in recent years, with exports trebling between 2018 and 2023, according to official Tanzanian figures.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2025
Disney also announced four new cruise ships - on top of four others it had previously announced - almost trebling the size of its current fleet by 2031.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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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