troika

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

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

Yet what the “clothes” this troika have designed for the Meta store show seem to be, largely, are an opportunity to show off brand allegiance and leverage their archives in the most straightforward ways.

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022

They knew just what to do, and they ran full tilt to help this troika of newcomers wriggle free.

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 prince hurried down to the front gate where the party were settling into the troikas, all the bells tinkling a merry accompaniment the while.

From The Idiot by Martin, Eva M.

Do not try to scare us with your frenzied troikas from which all the nations stand aside in disgust.

From The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor