troika

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

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

A three-person U.N. "troika" will submit recommendations to the British government next week.

From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2022

With a fully functioning Rodriguez-Ty France-Haniger troika at the top, it should — emphasize should — take pressure of the rest of the lineup to carry the team.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2022

“A troika from Plinkst to the train station in Moscow,” she thought, tracing the journey back to England in her mind.

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The rivers froze unusually early, and troikas had entirely superseded torosses on all the roads as early as the very beginning of October.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