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having three units or parts negotiated a tripartite agreement with its trading partner, with the first and second parts coming into effect immediately and the last part five years later

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Recent Examples of tripartite Rendering of 960 Fifth Avenue showing fictional tripartite façade and loggia as originally proposed (1926). David Netto, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024 With anticommunists, merit obsessives, and law-and-order defenders, the tripartite structure of Asian-American conservatism should make for easy integration. Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 Its tripartite structure keeps the reader off-balance and complicates Yeong-hye’s act of resistance. Ed Park, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024 Cesar’s multicultural wedding reception, emulating the tripartite screen of Abel Gance’s Napoléon, might be the worst idea. Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tripartite 

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“Tripartite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tripartite. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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