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trio

[tree-oh] / ˈtri oʊ /


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A trio of storms since early September has put considerable strain on the historic Long Beach boardwalk, which collapsed further between 64th and 65th Place on Seaside Walk during a weekend of heavy surf.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

In a 5-1 victory over Bournemouth on Saturday, manager Xabi Alonso finally found the control and stability required behind his free-scoring attacking trio of Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The trio was given carte blanche to design their individual spaces, which include a bathroom, walk-in closet and fireplace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

They know how to surprise, and they use their trio of actors to do it cleverly.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

At the other end of the table was a trio of fourth-grade girls—one in orange, one in green, one in yellow, like the vegetable medley on their trays.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

Another tactic Bielsa leans on is the use of wide pairings or trios to break teams down.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

The team sequenced the genomes of four parent-offspring trios and counted the new mutations that appeared.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Welk was an accordionist and band leader who featured female trios and old-fashioned music.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

But as trios and couples start to enact little scenarios, over-before-you-know-it scuffles can turn trite.

From New York Times ● May 15, 2024

Or like Pa’s old doo-wop records with duos and trios that went high, higher, then low.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia


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