1
: a Russian vehicle drawn by three horses abreast
also
: a team for such a vehicle
2
: a group of three
especially
: an administrative or ruling body of three
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A troika of countries signed the agreement.
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However, the troika found little room among the airtight long-term contracts most teams and leagues carried.
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Matt Craig, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Then, the defense, playing almost exclusively four-deep zone, failed to stop Seattle quarterback Geno Smith and the best wide-receiving troika in the NFL, as decent pass rushes didn’t turn into sacks, and the Seattle receivers carved up the space between coverage.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
Overall, Harris’s troika of low- and middle-income tax cuts would benefit only a bit more than one-quarter of households.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
There’s been no buzz that Here will land a place at the fall’s film festival troika of Toronto, Venice and Telluride.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024
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Matt Craig, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Then, the defense, playing almost exclusively four-deep zone, failed to stop Seattle quarterback Geno Smith and the best wide-receiving troika in the NFL, as decent pass rushes didn’t turn into sacks, and the Seattle receivers carved up the space between coverage.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
Overall, Harris’s troika of low- and middle-income tax cuts would benefit only a bit more than one-quarter of households.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
There’s been no buzz that Here will land a place at the fall’s film festival troika of Toronto, Venice and Telluride.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Troika.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troika. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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