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Recent Examples of troika
However, this troika didn’t last long with Ehrlich leaving less than a year later.
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Peter White, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
His mastery of the pick-and-roll/pick-and-pop will also pair well with the Clippers’ troika of bigs (Ivica Zubac, Brook Lopez, and John Collins).
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Article 111 of Iran’s constitution, which is modelled on French and Belgian law, calls for a troika—made up of the President, the judiciary chief, and a cleric from the Guardian Council—to assume the duties of the leader if he is incapacitated or dismissed.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
In addition to the above troika, shortstop Joseph Fenlon had a pair of hits, scored twice and drove in a run.
—Dave Wright, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
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Peter White, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
His mastery of the pick-and-roll/pick-and-pop will also pair well with the Clippers’ troika of bigs (Ivica Zubac, Brook Lopez, and John Collins).
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Article 111 of Iran’s constitution, which is modelled on French and Belgian law, calls for a troika—made up of the President, the judiciary chief, and a cleric from the Guardian Council—to assume the duties of the leader if he is incapacitated or dismissed.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
In addition to the above troika, shortstop Joseph Fenlon had a pair of hits, scored twice and drove in a run.
—Dave Wright, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troika
Noun
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Then, there’s the one about the two Asian guys who are harnessed to a chariot and made to pull it along, like horses, with bits in their mouths, while this other Asian guy, holding the reins, lashes them with a whip.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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One such example can be found in the Latin mythological text Fabulae, in which the sisters of Phaethon are transformed into poplar trees as punishment for yoking his chariot without their father’s permission.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Chicago Bears were hoping to get their first win under first-year head coach Ben Johnson in Week 2 against the Detroit Lions.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Message boards can be telling during coach versus media moments.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The diffuse forms of the Berlin Cathedral, Brandenburg Gate, and Leipziger Platz are still unmistakable against a foreground of pedestrians in modern dress, hackney coaches, and other symbols of the Industrial Revolution.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
1 Sep. 2024
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Nearly 200 buildings in the historic downtown district are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including a 1779 stagecoach stop that today is the Old Talbott Tavern, the oldest bourbon bar in the world.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are several Civil War Westerns where a stagecoach full of gold is robbed.—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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The body shell, fenders, and low-slung doors were hung on a ladder-type frame, primitive compared to the unibody MGB roadster that debuted in 1962.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
29 Aug. 2025
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Musk took then-California governor Schwarzenegger for a test ride in the prototype roadster.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The royal couple was transported to the senate in the grandest of royal ways: in a landau carriage escorted by a troupe from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride in their bright red tunics.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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It's also understood that King Charles, 75, will attend Trooping the Colour amid his own cancer treatment, and conduct the review while seated in an Ascot landau carriage alongside Queen Camilla.—
Janine Henni,
Peoplemag,
30 May 2024
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This is not diligence—it's synchronized swimming toward mediocrity.—
Benjamin D. Summers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The league might be skeptical that the Clippers were merely ignorant of the Aspiration-Leonard relationship and question why the team didn’t undertake more diligence.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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This one can be rearranged to suit any living room layout, and the chaise ottomans open to reveal storage underneath.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
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Ksamil Beach 7 is lined with chaise loungers available for rent, while Bora Bora Beach, a calm and small inlet, is especially popular with families.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Troika.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troika. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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