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triumvirate

[trahy-uhm-ver-it, -vuh-reyt] / traɪˈʌm vər ɪt, -vəˌreɪt /


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During his three-year reign, the boy king was shielded from real power by a triumvirate of regents and advisers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Meanwhile, a more senior prosecutor named Mark Coyne would attest that Habba was not running the office and that the triumvirate was following the law.

From Slate Mar. 20, 2026

The “House of Ashur” alternate timeline shows Ashur’s formerly enslaved Syrian having won his freedom and the patronage of Marcus Licinius Crassus, one of the triumvirate of generals uneasily sharing power.

From Salon Dec. 20, 2025

Crawley followed with 124, his first Test century in almost two years, and Pope completed the triumvirate with a majestic unbeaten 169.

From BBC May 22, 2025

Because now that the aunt was gone, Ellen had reneged from that triumvirate of which Miss Rosa tried without realising it to make two.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner




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