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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

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

Now this triad of G yearns to move to the chord lying a fifth below it, C. Adding a seventh to C will make it yearn to move to F, and so on.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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

For example Martin Scorcese's film The Departed was a remake of Infernal Affairs, a Hong Kong film about triads.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2019

You must know your major, minor, augmented and diminished triads.

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




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