as in trio
a group of three
the theater piece is actually a triplet of comedy sketches, all of them having romantic love as their theme
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Yes, but: The triplet and higher-order birth rate actually increased for Black women over the 25-year period, rising from 87.3 to 108.9 per 100,000 births.
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Since stars typically form in pairs or triplets, rather than a single star, scientists deduced that binary star systems were orbiting near the black hole, Peissker said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
Musk and Wilson went on to welcome twins Griffin and Vivian and triplets Saxon, Kai and Damian.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Among White mothers, the triplet and higher-order multiple birth rate fell 71% from 1998 to last year.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Since stars typically form in pairs or triplets, rather than a single star, scientists deduced that binary star systems were orbiting near the black hole, Peissker said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
Musk and Wilson went on to welcome twins Griffin and Vivian and triplets Saxon, Kai and Damian.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Among White mothers, the triplet and higher-order multiple birth rate fell 71% from 1998 to last year.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Triplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triplet. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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