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Recent Examples of triple crown
The Times earned prestigious Associated Press Sports Editors triple crown honors for a sixth consecutive year, claimed first place in two individual categories and finished in the top 10 in eight categories.
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Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
In 1973, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby, the first of his Triple Crown victories, in a time of 1:59.4 — a record that still stands.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
In honor of this weekend’s Kentucky Derby, Sean and I are dropping a Triple Crown on you this morning.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 4 May 2026
With the next leg of horse racing's Triple Crown coming up with the Preakness on May 16, the Derby winner's trainer said there's only one vote that matters on whether Golden Tempo will enter the race.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 4 May 2026
The first leg of the 2026 Triple Crown takes place on Saturday, May 2, with a scheduled start time of 6:57 p.m. ET/3:57 p.m.
—Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
Two-time Triple Crown champion trainer Bob Baffert has a pair of chances to claim his seventh Derby title.
—Curt Anderson, New York Times, 2 May 2026
With the Mixed title, Cooperman secured a very rare feat; a Senior PPA Triple Crown.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The only thing left to decide is the bid by Palomar Elijah Stephens (Sage Creek High School) to win the Triple Crown.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
In 1973, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby, the first of his Triple Crown victories, in a time of 1:59.4 — a record that still stands.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
In honor of this weekend’s Kentucky Derby, Sean and I are dropping a Triple Crown on you this morning.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 4 May 2026
With the next leg of horse racing's Triple Crown coming up with the Preakness on May 16, the Derby winner's trainer said there's only one vote that matters on whether Golden Tempo will enter the race.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 4 May 2026
The first leg of the 2026 Triple Crown takes place on Saturday, May 2, with a scheduled start time of 6:57 p.m. ET/3:57 p.m.
—Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
Two-time Triple Crown champion trainer Bob Baffert has a pair of chances to claim his seventh Derby title.
—Curt Anderson, New York Times, 2 May 2026
With the Mixed title, Cooperman secured a very rare feat; a Senior PPA Triple Crown.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The only thing left to decide is the bid by Palomar Elijah Stephens (Sage Creek High School) to win the Triple Crown.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple crown
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In the Patriot League, Madison Adams went 3-for-3 with two triples and drove in two runs, backing Caroline Arruda’s 11 strikeouts as Marshfield blanked Plymouth North 11-0.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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Elly De La Cruz hit a leadoff triple in the fourth, Spencer Steer hit an infield single and Sal Stewart walked to load the bases and set up a pair of sacrifice flies by Dane Myers and JJ Bleday for the 2-1 lead.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Toronto was shorthanded in the frontcourt without starting center Temi Fagbenle (right shoulder), and the Sparks trio of bigs had a field day with 54 points in the paint.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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Of that trio, Ejae is largely known for her work in K-pop, while the other two have primarily recorded other forms of music.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Saint-Hilaire, a father of triplets, was planning a gathering for his kids’ upcoming birthday, longtime friend Zubosqui Garcia, 37, told the Daily News Friday.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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Viggiano is a triplet, one of four girls born within a year.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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The executive triad and Gervais’s team worked with CBS to find middle ground between the network method and the Love Island spirit.—
Anna Peele,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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While submerged, the Borei class SSBNs are the most survivable leg of the Russian nuclear triad.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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The beach, the pool and a boat are the holy trinity of the White Lotus universe, and Martinez has them all.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, Cox was inducted in the 2014 class that included Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux, members of the Braves’ Big Three pitching trinity during his managerial tenure, along with John Smoltz, a Hall of Fame inductee a year later.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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One season it was talked about that Cookie was going to be in a threesome with Lucious and his girlfriend Boo Boo Kitty.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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Tee times were moved up because of weather concerns, and the groups were expanded from twosomes to threesomes.—
Noah Gulley,
Miami Herald,
4 May 2026
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The point guard triumvirate of Harper, Castle and De’Aaron Fox started cooking, and the Spurs grabbed a lead.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Also, the Yandy Diaz/Jonathan Aranda/Junior Caminero triumvirate would be the envy of most GMs.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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The first honorary Palme d’Or of the 79th Cannes Film Festival went to director Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, at the opening ceremony last week.—
Valentine Ulgu-Servant,
Vanity Fair,
18 May 2026
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Jackson went on to direct the hugely successful The Lord of the Rings trilogy, along with King Kong and The Hobbit films.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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