troika
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What’s striking about the men in this troika of prestige TV isn’t just their flailing, but their confusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
The second thing is that the movie stars Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy, a troika of charisma bombs who just have to show up for me to do the same.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
Saudi Arabia, Israel and the U.S. function as a troika in the Middle East.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2022
The ambassador of Norway, which together with the United States and Britain is in a troika to steer Western policy on Sudan, strongly condemned violence against unarmed protesters.
From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2021
After countless miles by troika and train they were exhausted, queasy, and generally out of sorts.
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
A favourite amusement, even in winter, is racing these "troikas," or sleighs, with fast trotters.
From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther
From Barnaool we did not have the horses of the post, but engaged our first troikas of a peasant who offered his services.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace
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