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Recent Examples of triple crown
The Preakness is the second leg of the Triple Crown of Horse Racing and will run May 17.
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
Known for his intense in-ring style and rivalries with the likes of Toshiaki Kawada and Kenta Kobashi, Misawa captured the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship five times and the GHC Heavyweight Championship three times, solidifying his place as one of the greatest ever to lace up a pair of boots.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Mixed Masters Pro Doubles: Scott Moore & Beth Bellamy took the title, preventing Spearman from getting the Masters Triple Crown.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Kornacki, 45, will continue to be NBC’s go-to expert for statistical analysis of polls and election results and during major sporting events, including Triple Crown horse racing, the Olympics and the NFL.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Past Triple Crown recipients include Wilson, Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood and Kenny Chesney.
Wilson, who won entertainer of the year last year, is already among the stars set to perform at this year’s ACM Awards.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
This Saturday’s two formidable Grade 1 preps, with purses of $1-million and $1.5-million respectively, dovetail perfectly with each other to test the rich, if more-than-slightly unknown, talents of the Triple Crown Class of 2025.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Among the horses to watch this weekend, according to Colonial Downs:
Getaway Car, who is trained by Bob Baffert, a two-time Triple Crown winner and six-time Kentucky Derby winner.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Born in Queensland and raised near Brisbane, Rush is the only Australian ever to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.
—airmail.news, 8 Mar. 2025
Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
Known for his intense in-ring style and rivalries with the likes of Toshiaki Kawada and Kenta Kobashi, Misawa captured the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship five times and the GHC Heavyweight Championship three times, solidifying his place as one of the greatest ever to lace up a pair of boots.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Mixed Masters Pro Doubles: Scott Moore & Beth Bellamy took the title, preventing Spearman from getting the Masters Triple Crown.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Kornacki, 45, will continue to be NBC’s go-to expert for statistical analysis of polls and election results and during major sporting events, including Triple Crown horse racing, the Olympics and the NFL.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Past Triple Crown recipients include Wilson, Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood and Kenny Chesney.
Wilson, who won entertainer of the year last year, is already among the stars set to perform at this year’s ACM Awards.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
This Saturday’s two formidable Grade 1 preps, with purses of $1-million and $1.5-million respectively, dovetail perfectly with each other to test the rich, if more-than-slightly unknown, talents of the Triple Crown Class of 2025.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Among the horses to watch this weekend, according to Colonial Downs:
Getaway Car, who is trained by Bob Baffert, a two-time Triple Crown winner and six-time Kentucky Derby winner.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Born in Queensland and raised near Brisbane, Rush is the only Australian ever to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.
—airmail.news, 8 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple crown
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More strong defense followed Rodón’s exit, as Jonathan Aranda tried stretching a double into a triple with Mark Leiter Jr. on the mound in the seventh.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Colton Vick, Freedom baseball: Vick had a bases-clearing triple in Freedom’s 7-2 win over Tesoro.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Brooklyn Tower will, one day, have a trio of them on the roof of the old Dimes Savings Bank.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 2025
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Sharing several videos from the red carpet to her Instagram Story, Lively praised director Paul Feig and costar Anna Kendrick in a sweet caption underneath a clip of the trio.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The triplet poked through its shell and was mostly visible just after 2 a.m. Saturday.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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For Mandi and Daniel, life is complete with their children: Beckett (twin A), Benson (twin B), Bayler (triplet A), Kole (triplet B) and Boston (triplet C).—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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For more on the client-AI-therapist triad, see my discussion at the link here and the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The pitch, written by Nick Bilton, focuses on a turbulent time on the island paradise when the aspiring mob boss battled elements like triads and U.S. military to wrest control.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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After a week of toxic friendships, incestuous threesomes, suspicious billionaires, and lots and lots of monkeys, the guests have officially checked out of The White Lotus Thailand.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
11 Apr. 2025
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Then again, trios are major part of White Lotus this season: There are three Ratliff children, three friends on vacation, three Russian jewelry thieves, a threesome with Chloe and the two brothers.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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Napoli’s dressing room is run by the Italian triumvirate of Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Matteo Politano and Leonardo Spinazzola — their team-mates are not allowed to leave the dinner table until the three have given their permission — but McTominay’s signing was seen as a genuine coup.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Alt-comedy triumvirate John Early, Kate Berlant and Patti Harrison round out the cast, alongside Nik Dodani, Ayden Mayeri and Greta Titelman.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
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And Simon Kinberg, who wrote many of the X-Men movies, has signed on to do a trilogy for the franchise.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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The trilogy fight between the two saw Shevchenko walk away from UFC 306 with the title back in her hands.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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