triumvirates

noun

plural of triumvirate
as in trios
a group of three among the city's cultural institutions, the art museum, the symphony orchestra, and the opera company reign as the supreme triumvirate

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  • Despite the death spot, a trios women’s tag match main event powered AEW to its biggest viewership since 2024.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Outside the window of my temporary office, everything is gray—gray leaves, gray sky, gray sidewalk, the students walking in pairs and trios toward the cafeteria, which hulks grayly on the horizon.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
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