treble
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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 initially forecast to more than treble, rising from $929m at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to more than $3bn.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
City still remain in the hunt for a domestic treble, sitting two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal with two games left, and a difficult trip to in-form Bournemouth next on Tuesday.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
It leaves City with an arduous three games in seven days with a lot of travelling involved during the most crucial part of the campaign when they are chasing a domestic treble.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Then at last he raised his elfin chin, filled his lungs, and spoke out in a clear pure treble.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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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
"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
Had you plunged on trebles, you'd have been a winner in five of the last seven campaigns.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 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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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
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
Voluntary repayments under Plan 2 more than trebled between 2017 and 2025, rising from £141.7m to £491.1m.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 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
The procession that now passes through Panama will be doubled and trebled in the coming decades, and what is planted here will spread everywhere.
From Prowling about Panama by Miller, George A.
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
As the BBC showed earlier this year, there was indeed a significant increase over time, with public funding trebling in real terms, to pay for repairs to Buckingham Palace.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025
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
The increase in the number of “very hot days” of 30C or more has been even more dramatic, trebling over the last few decades.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
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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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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