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triad

[trahy-ad, -uhd] / ˈtraɪ æd, -əd /


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"The city rewards this dark triad behaviour... being uber confident, being able to control and manipulate others, not getting emotionally involved in decisions and being decisive," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

In one 2022 study, researchers explored whether increasing agreeableness would decrease levels of what is called the dark triad — or Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

For the first time it publicly confirmed Beijing's "nuclear triad" of air, submarine and land capabilities.

From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026

This will provide needed targeting flexibility and increase the value of the most ready and responsive leg of our triad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026

So the simplest way to write a triad is as a stack of thirds, in root position.

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

The number three speaks to the idea of balance and the mystical idea that certain energies can only be accessed through triads.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2024

Experimenters assigned some triads to go through a bonding session, where they were grouped according to color preferences, given uniforms, and led through an introductory chat session to build familiarity.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024

It felt a little bit like middle school, when pairs or triads would declare themselves best friends—a label that, like the label of podmate, comes with expectations of loyalty, and priority.

From Slate ● Mar. 9, 2021

The government and police denied colluding with triads, with one police commander calling the claims "ridiculous".

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2019

The three chords in question can be expressed as the numbers I, IV and V because they are the triads that belong to the first, fourth and fifth notes of the major or minor scale.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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