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Recent Examples of triple crown
The Times earned prestigious Associated Press Sports Editors triple crown honors for a sixth consecutive year, claimed first place in two individual categories and finished in the top 10 in eight categories.
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Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
In 1973, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby, the first of his Triple Crown victories, in a time of 1:59.4 — a record that still stands.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
In honor of this weekend’s Kentucky Derby, Sean and I are dropping a Triple Crown on you this morning.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 4 May 2026
With the next leg of horse racing's Triple Crown coming up with the Preakness on May 16, the Derby winner's trainer said there's only one vote that matters on whether Golden Tempo will enter the race.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 4 May 2026
The first leg of the 2026 Triple Crown takes place on Saturday, May 2, with a scheduled start time of 6:57 p.m. ET/3:57 p.m.
—Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
Two-time Triple Crown champion trainer Bob Baffert has a pair of chances to claim his seventh Derby title.
—Curt Anderson, New York Times, 2 May 2026
With the Mixed title, Cooperman secured a very rare feat; a Senior PPA Triple Crown.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The only thing left to decide is the bid by Palomar Elijah Stephens (Sage Creek High School) to win the Triple Crown.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
In 1973, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby, the first of his Triple Crown victories, in a time of 1:59.4 — a record that still stands.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
In honor of this weekend’s Kentucky Derby, Sean and I are dropping a Triple Crown on you this morning.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 4 May 2026
With the next leg of horse racing's Triple Crown coming up with the Preakness on May 16, the Derby winner's trainer said there's only one vote that matters on whether Golden Tempo will enter the race.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 4 May 2026
The first leg of the 2026 Triple Crown takes place on Saturday, May 2, with a scheduled start time of 6:57 p.m. ET/3:57 p.m.
—Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
Two-time Triple Crown champion trainer Bob Baffert has a pair of chances to claim his seventh Derby title.
—Curt Anderson, New York Times, 2 May 2026
With the Mixed title, Cooperman secured a very rare feat; a Senior PPA Triple Crown.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The only thing left to decide is the bid by Palomar Elijah Stephens (Sage Creek High School) to win the Triple Crown.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple crown
Noun
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Llamas went 1-for-2 with an RBI triple and also played flawlessly defensively.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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But world gold production triples over the single decade of the 1850s, driven by new mines in California, in Australia, and to a lesser extent, in Colorado and British Columbia.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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That trio headlines a team that has had to deal with military action and uncertainty within both their home country and the wider Arab Gulf region.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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The trio have led publicity campaigns for hundreds of films and series, in addition to major festival and awards initiatives.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Due to the high-risk nature of being pregnant with triplets, Louise had to transfer care teams and be monitored closely.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Tursun, 36, told us that her newborn son — one of triplets — had been killed by the Chinese Communist Party and that she was tortured in internment camps.—
Michael Arkush,
Twin Cities,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Beyond missiles and bombers The triad is more than launch platforms.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
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The executive triad and Gervais’s team worked with CBS to find middle ground between the network method and the Love Island spirit.—
Anna Peele,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Art, resistance, and community, a holy trinity.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The beach, the pool and a boat are the holy trinity of the White Lotus universe, and Martinez has them all.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Her odyssey will lead to threesomes and lonely nights, but also difficult questions regarding how her faith and family may leave her perpetually adrift.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Eager to mix up their routines, and drawn to the way the muscular Bruin looks in his He-Man outfit at the Halloween ball, Doane and Con latch on to the idea of a threesome.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
Noun
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There is simply no arguing with this triumvirate.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Ben’Imana offers no simple definitions of courage, but rather a feverishly human group portrait of its possible expressions, with the exceptional triumvirate of Nyirinkindi, Kabano and the radiant Nishimwe forming the story’s broken but still hopeful heart.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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In this final book in the trilogy, one creature, another, and yet another, all bound together, contribute to the meaning of what a shore is.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Starring in Raimi’s original trilogy, which included The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II (1987) and Army of Darkness (1993), Campbell briefly reprised his role as Ash for a post-credits cameo in Fede Álvarez’s 2013 reboot.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
6 June 2026
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