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[troi-kuh] / ˈtrɔɪ kə /


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Warsh, Williams and Jefferson form the Fed’s policy steering group, known internally as the troika.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

Saudi Arabia, Israel and the U.S. function as a troika in the Middle East.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2022

Svetlana was given enough chores to occupy a regiment, from polishing all the family’s boots to making sure the horses that would pull the troika were properly shod.

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

After an early lunch they saw from the hotel windows three troikas drawn up.

From His Hour by Elinor Glyn

Mead and qvass flowed in the very streets, and the castle trumpets could not be heard for the sound of troikas and balalaikas.

From Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home by Bayard Taylor




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