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having three units or parts
a threefold approach to solving the problem
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The migration office the rising number of homeless people underscores the urgent needs for assistance, and represent a threefold increase in displacements within a year, rising from 315,000 in December 2023.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
In fact, the carrier has seen a threefold increase in customer demand in comparison to years past for flights to places like Texas, Ohio and Mazatlán, Mexico, Alaska Airlines told Travel + Leisure.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
In fact, remote jobs have increased threefold since 2020, now accounting for over 15% of all job opportunities in the U.S.
Keep an eye out for remote roles that align with your skills and career goals.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
In turn, since South Sudan’s separation, Sudan’s gold production has increased threefold.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2014
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
In fact, the carrier has seen a threefold increase in customer demand in comparison to years past for flights to places like Texas, Ohio and Mazatlán, Mexico, Alaska Airlines told Travel + Leisure.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
In fact, remote jobs have increased threefold since 2020, now accounting for over 15% of all job opportunities in the U.S.
Keep an eye out for remote roles that align with your skills and career goals.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
In turn, since South Sudan’s separation, Sudan’s gold production has increased threefold.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2014
See All Example Sentences for threefold
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“Threefold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threefold. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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