triple

Example Sentences

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The amount paid will rise within days by 4.8% in line with average wages, owing to the triple lock policy.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Despite its rocky jobs report for the month of February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics came out Friday with better-than-expected employment projections for March: 178,000 new positions added—almost triple the amount non-government economists had anticipated.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Champlin had a two-run triple in the first inning against Sides.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The triple lock creates a big but unpredictable ratchet for the government’s social-spending bill: No one can guess over time how fast old-age social spending will grow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

All I knew at the time is that midway through our freshman year, Cathy moved out of our triple and into a single room.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama