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Angel numbers are any repetition of the same or similar numbers, usually in threes or fours.
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Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 17 Feb. 2023
Groups of young men in threes and fours walked up and down Eighth Avenue aimlessly, less looking for the train, or a car home, than hanging around and waiting for a fresh chance to defame the slight point guard from Atlanta.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 2 June 2021
The team leader in threes last season, Dantas — who spent the offseason in her native Brazil, where COVID-19 has been so problematic — was unable to do a lot of offseason conditioning.
—Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune, 1 May 2021
The Jazz always ranked in the NBA’s bottom 10 in threes during the tenure of Sloan’s successor, Tyrone Corbin.
—Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
The best backcourt in the country helps the Bears lead the nation in threes by keeping defenses honest — penetrating first — and then connecting from beyond the arc.
—USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2021
In the second quarter, the Warriors began attacking the basket and Davis with joyous abandon, Thompson throwing in threes from the rafters, the Lakers staggered and reeling and outscored 41-23 for the entire ugly period.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
Portland went 5 of 10 in threes in the quarter with Jerami Grant leading the way with 17 points.
—oregonlive, 6 Mar. 2023
Clark, a 6-0 freshman, is second in the conference in scoring (25.5), tied for second with Scalia in threes made per game (3.1) and third in three-point percentage (35.4).
—Star Tribune, 30 Jan. 2021
Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 17 Feb. 2023
Groups of young men in threes and fours walked up and down Eighth Avenue aimlessly, less looking for the train, or a car home, than hanging around and waiting for a fresh chance to defame the slight point guard from Atlanta.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 2 June 2021
The team leader in threes last season, Dantas — who spent the offseason in her native Brazil, where COVID-19 has been so problematic — was unable to do a lot of offseason conditioning.
—Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune, 1 May 2021
The Jazz always ranked in the NBA’s bottom 10 in threes during the tenure of Sloan’s successor, Tyrone Corbin.
—Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
The best backcourt in the country helps the Bears lead the nation in threes by keeping defenses honest — penetrating first — and then connecting from beyond the arc.
—USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2021
In the second quarter, the Warriors began attacking the basket and Davis with joyous abandon, Thompson throwing in threes from the rafters, the Lakers staggered and reeling and outscored 41-23 for the entire ugly period.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
Portland went 5 of 10 in threes in the quarter with Jerami Grant leading the way with 17 points.
—oregonlive, 6 Mar. 2023
Clark, a 6-0 freshman, is second in the conference in scoring (25.5), tied for second with Scalia in threes made per game (3.1) and third in three-point percentage (35.4).
—Star Tribune, 30 Jan. 2021
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“In threes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20threes. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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