triennial
adjective
tri·en·ni·al
(ˌ)trī-ˈe-nē-əl 
1
: occurring or being done every three years
the triennial convention
2
: consisting of or lasting for three years
a triennial contract
triennial
noun
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The triennial event brings together member organizations from Latin America to celebrate the impact of the global Girl Scout movement.
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Ale Delgado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
All of the above is context for the news that Kaegi’s office has completed its triennial reassessment of Chicago properties and found that, despite robustly higher values for homes in the city over the past three years, values for commercial properties as a group have risen even more.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Released in December 2021, the BFI's triennial Screen Business report showed that between 2017 and 2019, the fiscal incentives to studios generated a record $17.7 billion (£13.5 billion) of return on investment to the UK economy and created more jobs than ever before.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
Here’s what else viewers and visitors can look forward to, including lowriders and a new Nick Cave installation, retrospectives of painters from Grandma Moses to Amy Sherald, and a new fall start for the juried triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition at the National Portrait Gallery.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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Ale Delgado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
All of the above is context for the news that Kaegi’s office has completed its triennial reassessment of Chicago properties and found that, despite robustly higher values for homes in the city over the past three years, values for commercial properties as a group have risen even more.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Released in December 2021, the BFI's triennial Screen Business report showed that between 2017 and 2019, the fiscal incentives to studios generated a record $17.7 billion (£13.5 billion) of return on investment to the UK economy and created more jobs than ever before.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
Here’s what else viewers and visitors can look forward to, including lowriders and a new Nick Cave installation, retrospectives of painters from Grandma Moses to Amy Sherald, and a new fall start for the juried triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition at the National Portrait Gallery.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Triennial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triennial. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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triennial
adjective
tri·en·ni·al
(ˈ)trī-ˈen-ē-əl
1
: consisting of or lasting for three years
2
: occurring or being done every three years
triennial
noun
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