triad
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Experts say multi-partner families are increasingly common in the Bay Area — Chloe noted they were recently outbid for a house by another triad with a child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 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
These matching maps round out a triad of evidence that suggests excess gamma rays in the center of the Milky Way could originate with dark matter.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2025
For example, if, in an augmented G sharp major chord, you rewrite the D double sharp as an E natural, the triad becomes an E augmented chord.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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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
Some are one mother, one daughter, while others are triads like the Escobedo women — Cecilia and daughters Cindy and Abigail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2022
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
Discovering the power of triads was like discovering a chemical reaction or a miracle cure.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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Music - Middle School
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