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[three] / θri /




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I Can Taste It aims to help three to six-year-olds build confidence in trying different foods through sight, smell, touch, sound and taste.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Grelck noted that forward earnings estimates for tech stocks have increased 19% over the past three months, almost double the 10% growth for the second-strongest sector.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

After finishing at the University of Minnesota in 1973, I was drafted by four teams in three different sports—baseball’s San Diego Padres, basketball’s Atlanta Hawks and Utah Stars, and football’s Minnesota Vikings.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

In addition to this study, Dr. Ren contributed as a co-corresponding author or co-author on three other Science papers examining genome architecture across different cell types and timescales.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

We get to the second-floor landing; we’re only three yards away from our destination.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

The par threes are also likely to generate plenty of drama, especially the 15th where matches will reach a crucial stage.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

In pre-season, United have played good combinations in threes - making use of third-man runs.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Pre-season coaching has reinforced the players' understanding around supporting team-mates to create clusters of threes.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

He has made 57.1% of his threes and has shot 54.1% from the floor in the series, averaging 18.3 points per game.

From Los Angeles Times May 10, 2026

It was no surprise that I won, because I’d been hitting threes since I was a freshman—I used my legs to shoot like Paul had taught me.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds




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