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Coca-Cola was invented by Dr. John Pemberton, an Atlanta pharmacist who created the formula in a three-legged brass kettle in his backyard combining lime, cinnamon, coca leaves and the seeds of a Brazilian shrub to make the famous beverage.
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
If states have to take over even some of the oversight functions currently run by the Department, the three-legged approach of the triad is likely to fall over, jeopardizing student protections and the integrity of federal financial aid programs.
—Edward Conroy, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Republicans represented Reagan’s three-legged stool of small-government fiscal conservatism, the religious right and foreign policy hawks.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Teigen shared that Penny died peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 25, posting an Instagram tribute to the three-legged French bulldog that same day.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
If states have to take over even some of the oversight functions currently run by the Department, the three-legged approach of the triad is likely to fall over, jeopardizing student protections and the integrity of federal financial aid programs.
—Edward Conroy, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Republicans represented Reagan’s three-legged stool of small-government fiscal conservatism, the religious right and foreign policy hawks.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Teigen shared that Penny died peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 25, posting an Instagram tribute to the three-legged French bulldog that same day.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Three-legged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-legged. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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