troika
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In the troika of major figures in the Russian Revolution, Trotsky stood for ideas and Stalin represented power; their predecessor, Vladimir Lenin, had fused the two values as the frowning avatar of communist leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Three such titles this year are a heat-seeking troika that involve American notables who, after a period of relative domestic quiet, have showily returned to the international stage.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2024
The nation’s banks are regulated by a troika of regulators: the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
A three-person U.N. "troika" will submit recommendations to the British government next week.
From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2022
“To my troika of Incorrigibles, the three cleverest pupils any governess could wish for. How go the multiplication tables?”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
What counts, at least as far as selling the show is concerned, is the mash-up of a classic title with a modern sensibility, so that troikas and patronyms become sports cars and upspeak.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
At a horse show, Nehru was just getting interested in the trotting horses and troikas, when he was dragged away to see Swan Lake at the Bolshoi Theater.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Thank you—well, I have only just gotten home myself. And I confess, I have grown weary of train schedules and troikas, seasickness and hot air balloons.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
The rivers froze unusually early, and troikas had entirely superseded torosses on all the roads as early as the very beginning of October.
From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Grant Allen
The station keeper owned the horses we hired, and we learned he was accustomed to declare his regular troikas "out" on all possible occasions.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
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