triple
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He hit the ball over the head of El Camino Real right fielder Ryan Glassman for a three-run triple to key Birmingham’s 4-2 victory.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
The gradual replacement of gasoline-powered cars with battery-powered ones was eroding oil demand by 1.7 million barrels a day in 2025, a figure likely to triple by 2030, the IEA says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The new ships will triple the country’s air defense capability, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
In some use cases, the robots installing the panels and the humans doing the electrical connections can triple the speed of installation.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
I’m my own Aunt Matilda: when I was a kid I once dreamed of hitting a grand- slam home run and two days later I hit a bases- loaded triple.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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