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Then the horns enter one after another with rising arpeggios that gradually disclose an E-flat-major triad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

"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

Jacob Stokes, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said the launch shows China "is looking to consolidate its nuclear triad through more operational tests for what would be real-world use."

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

There are several different types of seventh chords, distinguished by both the type of triad and the type of seventh used.

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

“Yes there are triads who are happy and thriving, but many people are in discrete dyads,” or twosomes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

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

As the nineteenth century progressed, though, the lure of the three governing triads, I, IV and V began to pall and the strength of the previously well-defined chords began to blur.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall