triad
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For the first time it publicly confirmed Beijing's "nuclear triad" of air, submarine and land capabilities.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
This will provide needed targeting flexibility and increase the value of the most ready and responsive leg of our triad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
These matching maps round out a triad of evidence that suggests excess gamma rays in the center of the Milky Way could originate with dark matter.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2025
And Northrop Grumman, maker of the B-21 Raider bomber and Sentinel ICBM, two legs of America’s “modernized” nuclear triad, has seen its shares increase by more than 1,400%.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2025
There are several different types of seventh chords, distinguished by both the type of triad and the type of seventh used.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
The number three speaks to the idea of balance and the mystical idea that certain energies can only be accessed through triads.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2024
Experimenters assigned some triads to go through a bonding session, where they were grouped according to color preferences, given uniforms, and led through an introductory chat session to build familiarity.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024
It felt a little bit like middle school, when pairs or triads would declare themselves best friends—a label that, like the label of podmate, comes with expectations of loyalty, and priority.
From Slate ● Mar. 9, 2021
The government and police denied colluding with triads, with one police commander calling the claims "ridiculous".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2019
Either have them all memorized, or be able to figure them out following the rules for triads.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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