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Tralalero Tralala is a three-legged shark with Nike sneakers; Tung Tung Tung Sahur is a piece of wood with a human face carrying a baseball bat, perhaps with vague Ramadan-ritual symbolism.
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
For much of the 20th century, the American retirement system relied on what economists call the three-legged stool: Social Security, employer pensions and personal savings.
—Charlotte Morabito, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
The pants are appropriate for both a formal occasion and a three-legged race.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Which brings us to the Rockies, who have already clinched their seventh consecutive losing season, are limping like a three-legged dog toward their third consecutive 100-loss season, and are flirting with surpassing the 2024 White Sox for the most losses in baseball’s modern era.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2025
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
For much of the 20th century, the American retirement system relied on what economists call the three-legged stool: Social Security, employer pensions and personal savings.
—Charlotte Morabito, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
The pants are appropriate for both a formal occasion and a three-legged race.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Which brings us to the Rockies, who have already clinched their seventh consecutive losing season, are limping like a three-legged dog toward their third consecutive 100-loss season, and are flirting with surpassing the 2024 White Sox for the most losses in baseball’s modern era.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Three-legged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-legged. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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