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hat trick

[hat trik] / ˈhæt ˌtrɪk /
NOUN
success in a series of three
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We wanted the city to shine, and it has — from nearby Lawrence’s enthusiastic adoption of Algeria to Messi’s historic hat trick at Kansas City Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Versus Norway, it wasn’t Mbappé, but compatriot Ousmane Dembélé who piled on the scoring with a first-half hat trick.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Messi’s hat trick was a noisy rebuke to the skeptics who worry he’s lost a step, who think his sunny coda with the MLS’s Inter Miami is akin to a sun-tanned semiretirement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

She has 14 Grammys to her name, but a win for Album of the Year would complete her hat trick of top awards.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

“Trip, what’s this I hear about a hat trick in yesterday’s game?”

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng


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