as in trio
a group of three among the city's cultural institutions, the art museum, the symphony orchestra, and the opera company reign as the supreme triumvirate

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Recent Examples of triumvirate Finally, the third and final build of Bilgin’s 263-foot superyacht series, Al Reem, completed the triumvirate, clearly engraving the boutique yacht builder’s status as a leader within the industry. Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 Headlining this year’s Workshop & Masterclass series is a triumvirate of cinematic heavyweights. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025 In 2017, after Exeter lost in the League Two play-off final to Blackpool, the EFL Young Player of the Year joined Championship side Brentford and went on to form a potent triumvirate with Said Benrahma and Neal Maupay, and then Benrahma and Bryan Mbeumo. The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 12 July 2024 Napoli’s dressing room is run by the Italian triumvirate of Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Matteo Politano and Leonardo Spinazzola — their team-mates are not allowed to leave the dinner table until the three have given their permission — but McTominay’s signing was seen as a genuine coup. Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for triumvirate
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Noun
  • Order Chaos Order Debuts on Three Billboard Charts Hood’s first solo release Order Chaos Order debuts on a trio of Billboard rankings this frame.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • The trio were placed on a flight to San Antonio along with several other families.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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  • This triad of capabilities allows AI PCs to handle edge AI applications with efficiency.
    Ajith Sankaran, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • To avoid the looming launcher cliff in the crucial sea component of its nuclear triad, however, the United States must build a larger number of Columbia-class submarines in the 2040s and beyond—at least 14, and perhaps more, to hedge against the further growth of adversaries’ arsenals.
    VIPIN NARANG, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025

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