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triple

[trip-uhl] / ˈtrɪp əl /
ADJECTIVE
having three of something
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It is "good news" for approximately 820,000 retirees, the paper says, as triple lock increases mean the state pension will be taxed from next year for the first time.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

I would end up singing everything in triple time to get to the meal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

They sent two minor leaguers — right-hander Nick Frasso, who has a 4.74 ERA in triple A, and outfielder Landyn Vidourek, a 2025 third-round pick — to the Rockies.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

"We were watching our rent double or triple in the span of a year or two," he says.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Just as in their encounter with Native Americans, Europeans entering Africa enjoyed the triple advantage of guns and other technology, widespread literacy, and the political organization necessary to sustain expensive programs of exploration and conquest.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

That doesn’t sound like a staggering difference, but with thousands of batted balls over the years, that’s a lot of outs turning into doubles, triples and home runs.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Moderna’s first-quarter revenue more than triples to $389 million, leading to a narrower quarterly loss of $1.34 billion.

From Barron's May 1, 2026

That number nearly triples in the next older cohort of 60 to 64, and jumps to nearly 70% by the ages of 65 to 69.

From MarketWatch Apr. 22, 2026

Or, perhaps, it’s simply that triples really is best: a blitzed corn chip base, a sweet corn body and a final, salty flurry of chips on top.

From Salon Apr. 16, 2026

Many of these homes had begun life as single-family dwellings and about half remained such, the others having been divided into doubles or triples.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

Spanish energy giant Repsol said Thursday it net profit in the first half of the year more than tripled, boosted by a surge in oil and gas prices due to the Middle East conflict.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Its cloud business recorded more than $24 billion in the quarter, and its net profit tripled to over $112 billion.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Hospital admissions related to those two conditions have doubled and nearly tripled in recent years.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Over the past decade, each has lost roughly 50% to 70% of its respective value even as the S&P more than tripled.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

It’s the same house, really—the one on Dart—but it’s been gutted, expanded, tripled.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Tit-for-tat corruption can be difficult to prove, but more than tripling what you’re making one year into your term suggests that all is not on the level here.

From Slate Jul. 1, 2026

The complex, which also includes six smaller temples, draws 70,000 to 80,000 devotees daily, with crowds tripling on weekends and festivals.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

“Our AI glasses continue to perform well with the number of people using them daily tripling year-over-year,” Zuckerberg said on the call.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Chip exports reached a new monthly high of $37.16 billion in May, nearly tripling from a year earlier, remaining above $30 billion for three months.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 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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