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Recent Examples of troika
Williams’ comments are significant in that he is considered part of a leadership troika that also includes Chair Jerome Powell and Vice Chair Philip Jefferson.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
While studios are looking to play off the heat of the fall film festival troika, there’s an argument to be made that the plan should be for success at the box office first, and awards play after.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The Scream Queens troika had already come up with a plan for season three.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Most of his Greek colleagues were duplicitous and covertly aligned with the troika or Greek oligarchs.
—Martin Sandbu, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
While studios are looking to play off the heat of the fall film festival troika, there’s an argument to be made that the plan should be for success at the box office first, and awards play after.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The Scream Queens troika had already come up with a plan for season three.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Most of his Greek colleagues were duplicitous and covertly aligned with the troika or Greek oligarchs.
—Martin Sandbu, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troika
Noun
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Ancient Greeks wagered on the (occasionally rigged) early Olympic Games; Romans bet on chariot races and gladiatorial contests (also sometimes rigged).—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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After the rise of Christianity, the passages under the Hippodrome, a stadium once used for chariot races and gladiator fights, were repurposed as workshops for dyeing fabric and making pottery.—
Durrie Bouscaren,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2026
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Keller girls basketball coach Kate Goldberg shared a moment with her former star before the game and previously had gushed about her work ethic and mentality.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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But the coaches are trying to be smart, looking at the long run.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The diffuse forms of the Berlin Cathedral, Brandenburg Gate, and Leipziger Platz are still unmistakable against a foreground of pedestrians in modern dress, hackney coaches, and other symbols of the Industrial Revolution.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
1 Sep. 2024
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From there, letters were ferried by boat and trotted by stagecoach up to North Carolina, where important correspondence was loaded onto a steam locomotive to Virginia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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As in Radio Flyer, stagecoach, wooden-panel and former Roadmasters.—
Jesus R. Garcia,
Houston Chronicle,
1 Feb. 2026
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When a roadster with a rumble seat came out of the fire road and turned west toward Clam Lake, the wardens’ suspicions were aroused.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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That car too would never see the light, but the 10-cylinder heart found its way into a roadster concept car called the Carrera GT—and when the Cayenne proved successful enough to fund such a flight of fancy, the beancounters gave it the green light.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The royal couple was transported to the senate in the grandest of royal ways: in a landau carriage escorted by a troupe from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride in their bright red tunics.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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It's also understood that King Charles, 75, will attend Trooping the Colour amid his own cancer treatment, and conduct the review while seated in an Ascot landau carriage alongside Queen Camilla.—
Janine Henni,
Peoplemag,
30 May 2024
Noun
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Hire a tonga and allow your tongawallah to guide you to Lucknow’s best spots.—
Condé Nast Traveller,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Mar. 2025
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Through their diligence an individual has been charged with first-degree murder.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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For example, a time usually marked by slumber might be countered with diligence, while a time of dedicated attention could be harnessed for deeper reflection.—
Jue Liang,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Troika.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troika. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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