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Recent Examples of triple crown
Winning either competition is a career highlight for any manufacturer and driver, and each are part of one version of the Triple Crown of Motorsport, which also includes the Indianapolis 500.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Sale is the first NL player to win the pitching Triple Crown since 2011.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Bayley is the first-ever Women's Triple Crown Champion and the first-ever Women's Grand Slam Champion.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Guest came to the Orlando Sentinel from the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger the year Secretariat won the Triple Crown.
—David Whitley, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
Although the former Triple Crown winner hasn't received his usual production as of late, offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur believes Kupp ran some good routes despite finishing the game with a single catch for 29 yards.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
The attorneys sold controlling interest of the horse in February of that year, but retained a 20% stake through the Triple Crown races.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
Heinie Zimmerman won the Triple Crown with the 1912 Cubs, leading the NL in batting (.372), homers (14) and RBI (104).
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Tarik Skubal and Chris Sale, both of whom won the pitching Triple Crown (wins, ERA, strikeouts) in their respective leagues, were named the American League and National League Cy Young Award winners Wednesday.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2024
Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Sale is the first NL player to win the pitching Triple Crown since 2011.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Bayley is the first-ever Women's Triple Crown Champion and the first-ever Women's Grand Slam Champion.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Guest came to the Orlando Sentinel from the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger the year Secretariat won the Triple Crown.
—David Whitley, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
Although the former Triple Crown winner hasn't received his usual production as of late, offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur believes Kupp ran some good routes despite finishing the game with a single catch for 29 yards.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
The attorneys sold controlling interest of the horse in February of that year, but retained a 20% stake through the Triple Crown races.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
Heinie Zimmerman won the Triple Crown with the 1912 Cubs, leading the NL in batting (.372), homers (14) and RBI (104).
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Tarik Skubal and Chris Sale, both of whom won the pitching Triple Crown (wins, ERA, strikeouts) in their respective leagues, were named the American League and National League Cy Young Award winners Wednesday.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple crown
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Addae-Wusu scored Seton Hall’s final 10 points of regulation, including three free throws after being fouled beyond the arc, and the game-tying triple.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2025
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Nebraska answered with two runs in the bottom of the fourth, but UCI scored four more runs in the fifth, getting a three-run, two-out triple from Colin Yeaman for a 10-2 lead.—
Staff and news service reports,
Orange County Register,
15 Feb. 2025
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Seated along the sidewalk outside Cafe Tropical, the singer, dressed in dark-wash denim and kitten heels, orders a Diet Coke and a trio of the Cuban cafe’s signature pastelitos.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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On Wednesday, a trio of California lawmakers sought to rectify that issue by introducing two bills intended to amplify the governor’s proposal.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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Kaeng Krachan National Park is no stranger to rare sightings, including the announcement of trail cameras that recorded a mother Bengal tiger and her triplets for the first time earlier this year.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2025
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Amateur astronomers, as part of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO), have been tracking the brightness variations of the visible star in the T Tauri triplet for decades.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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When Robert Roberson was convicted, the injury triad was widely accepted as proof of shaking—but as science has progressed, that is no longer the case.—
Jeff Kukucka,
Scientific American,
26 Oct. 2024
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Together, these elements form the triad of fulfillment.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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That threesome was especially potent in the second half, scoring 34 of the team’s 41 points.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2025
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But their optimism about the postseason is owed largely to a rotation led by that threesome and showing improved depth behind 40-year-old No. 4 starter Charlie Morton with the steady improvement of Schwellenbach.—
David O'Brien,
The Athletic,
13 July 2024
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The ex-House member is by no means the only one with confirmation troubles potentially coming their way; Senate GOP sources view her as being part of a triumvirate of nominees who will have issues in the coming months.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
4 Dec. 2024
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But the triumvirate of blockbuster hopefuls is changing the dynamic, and should result in a holiday week box office haul of over $315 million, setting a new milestone.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
28 Nov. 2024
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There’s a pleasing trilogy symmetry in Haugerud’s focus for the first time here exclusively on female desire, with men relegated to the periphery.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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Based on characters created by J.R.R. Tolkien, War of the Rohirrim is set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of Lord of the Rings films.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Triple crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triple%20crown. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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