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triple

[trip-uhl] / ˈtrɪp əl /
ADJECTIVE
having three of something
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Saturday is expected to be the peak of the heat wave, with temperatures reaching triple digits in parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, according to the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

A majority of nations have called for ambitious, legally binding measures to curb production of plastic, which is expected to triple by 2060.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

His fastball sat around 90 mph, far from the triple digits he would reach with the Yankees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

For months, I have heard suggestions that Andy Burnham was warm to the idea that the triple lock as we know it had to go.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

We started to double our money, then triple our money.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

Around 77,000 people live here, but that number already triples during the summer due to incoming holidaymakers.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Still, Roberts noted his intensity Saturday, after Díaz gave up the lead with back-to-back triples.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

“We’re relentless. It could be anybody’s night,” said Miles McBride, who has chipped in three triples over the series.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

This deal triples QXO’s existing market opportunity and expands our total addressable market to over $200 billion.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

My heart rate practically triples at just the thought of it.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

Meanwhile dementia deaths have tripled and anxiety- and depression-related health loss has risen sharply since the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

This period includes the full year of 1999, when the Nasdaq-100 doubled and the fund more than tripled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Then he tripled in the sixth and scored on a single by Will Smith.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

The healthcare costs for her family of four tripled in the past two years.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

My backpack seems to have tripled in weight.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

"That's why we are tripling investment over the next five years to halve spills from storm overflows and upgrade the capacity of 1,700 wastewater treatment works," a spokesperson said.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Still, Gervais remained undeterred, doubling and tripling down on his comedy and delivering a since-viral “I don’t care” monologue during his final hosting stint.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Mattel said the movie was a success, more than tripling the brand’s toy sales, and continues to reach new audiences on streaming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Charter rates for the so-called Very Large Crude Carriers, the most-watched vessels in the oil trade, have surged during the conflict, at times tripling from about $100,000 a day in peacetime.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

These perks act as multipliers, a doubling or tripling down on an already overflowing basket of advantages: the parents’ good genes, the family’s wealth and status, the leafy neighborhood within the excellent school district.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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