as in triple
having three units or parts negotiated a tripartite agreement with its trading partner, with the first and second parts coming into effect immediately and the last part five years later

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Recent Examples of tripartite More concerning for Washington and Tokyo, however, is that the potential replacement of Mr. Yoon would deprive the tripartite alliance of a powerful advocate. Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024 Legal’s value derives from various channels, including its intersection across multiple business units and its unique tripartite role as proactive enterprise defender, cross-functional value collaborator, and enterprise governance strategist, ethicist, and guardrail setter. Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 What To Know The tripartite drills, held from March 17 to 20 near South Korea's Jeju Island, focused on the Carl Vinson aircraft-carrier strike group. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025 This forms the basis of how Genocide Watch now issues its tripartite system of alarms: Watch, Warning, and Emergency. Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tripartite
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triple
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  • The past few days, when temperatures have been reaching into triple digits, made the children feel as ...
    Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 30 June 2025
  • The intense heat is expected to last at least through the next 10 days or so, bringing with it record-breaking warmth for New York, where temperatures could climb into the triple digits in the coming days.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025

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“Tripartite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tripartite. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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