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trifle

[trahy-fuhl] / ˈtraɪ fəl /




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After years of working at the venue, the unlikely understudy took centre stage in the dame role of Sherie Trifle at the near sold-out performance.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Leeman said that dessert at the celebration would be a Pitcairn take on the Platinum Jubilee Trifle.

From Reuters • Jun. 3, 2022

The triumphs and catastrophes of a multigenerational family dinner — presided over by the sisters Cheesecake, Cherry Pie and Trifle — receive play-by-play commentary from a pair of sportscasters perched above the action.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2015

Dessert includes a "Tayberry Trifle," accompanied by unpasteurized Wester Lawrenceton sweet milk cheese and organic Benbecula oatcakes.

From Time Magazine Archive

How dare you thus rashly Trifle with fate!

From The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda by Hugo, Victor




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