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triad

noun

ˈtrī-ˌad

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a group of three a triad of candlesticks on the mantel

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Recent Examples of triad But in China's calculation, proving progress toward a building a full nuclear triad was worth the risk of regional blowback, said Lyle Morris, senior fellow at Asia Society Policy Institute. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026 The executive triad and Gervais’s team worked with CBS to find middle ground between the network method and the Love Island spirit. — Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026 Actor Bradley Gibson works triple time in separate eras, taking on a triad of multigenerational roles in the Pique family tale. — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 May 2026 However, the triad approach is also the only one that scales. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for triad

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In true Italian fashion, expect a trio of aperitivo snacks to arrive alongside your drinks, and be sure to stay long enough to hear the piano come to life.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Over a decade since its debut, the shoegaze trio fronted by Grouper’s Liz Harris returns for a brisk new album with its eyes trained on the sky.

— Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

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Yet each member of this trinity eventually decamped to Paris after planting their roots in the United Kingdom.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
The Ranch is situated nine miles away from Aspen in a kind of holy trinity with the local fire station and the local chapel, each side of the triangle about the length of a football field.

— Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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