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 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 Alt-comedy triumvirate John Early, Kate Berlant and Patti Harrison round out the cast, alongside Nik Dodani, Ayden Mayeri and Greta Titelman. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for triumvirate
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Noun
  • Lady Gaga claims a trio of hits in the United Kingdom this week.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • After revealing earlier this month that there were three top contenders for the most powerful creative job in British television, audio, and streaming, Deadline hears one of the trio is now not in the running.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 May 2025
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  • To build an effective conventional triad, the United States must invest in more submarines, bombers, and mobile launch vehicles.
    ANDREW S. LIM, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • For her part, teasing out the threads of how two of the dyads within Axel, Freya, and Taylor’s triad have led to tragedy leads Elsbeth to let go of how her relationship with Kaya used to work to make room for Kaya and Cameron to flourish as a couple.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025

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