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triple

[trip-uhl] / ˈtrɪp əl /
ADJECTIVE
having three of something
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Over the next three years, Disney plans to roughly triple the number of local original series on Disney+.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

People reported losing $3.5 billion to impostor scams in 2025, nearly triple 2020’s level, the Federal Trade Commission said in a June report.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

He surrendered a solo homer to Arizona third baseman Nolan Arenado in the second and an RBI triple to Geraldo Perdomo in the fifth.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

It expects first-half profit to more than triple from the year prior.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

“If I’m going to work this hard in tech, I might as well get paid triple what I’m receiving now.”

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

That doesn’t sound like a staggering difference, but with thousands of batted balls over the years, that’s a lot of outs turning into doubles, triples and home runs.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

“We’re relentless. It could be anybody’s night,” said Miles McBride, who has chipped in three triples over the series.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

This deal triples QXO’s existing market opportunity and expands our total addressable market to over $200 billion.

From MarketWatch May 6, 2026

Moderna’s first-quarter revenue more than triples to $389 million, leading to a narrower quarterly loss of $1.34 billion.

From Barron's May 1, 2026

He was also the only player in history to ever hit four triples in one game.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar

Tracy Sweetland-Hodges, who works for the charity, said demand had "doubled if not tripled" and its two support workers were "inundated every morning with a long list of referrals from across the borough".

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The lease also roughly tripled its office space in Nashville, the Tennessean reported.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Siemens Energy ENR 3.73%increase; green up pointing triangle said its profits more than tripled in its third fiscal quarter, while orders and revenues reached record highs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Still, ExxonMobil’s profit more than doubled as compared with the second quarter of 2025, and Chevron’s profit more than tripled.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

My backpack seems to have tripled in weight.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Zambia is Africa's second-largest copper producer and the government has set an ambitious target of tripling production by 2031.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Charter rates for the so-called Very Large Crude Carriers, the most-watched vessels in the oil trade, have surged during the conflict, at times tripling from about $100,000 a day in peacetime.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Tit-for-tat corruption can be difficult to prove, but more than tripling what you’re making one year into your term suggests that all is not on the level here.

From Slate Jul. 1, 2026

Samsung shares are close to tripling in value, while SK Hynix’s stock has roughly quadrupled.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

These perks act as multipliers, a doubling or tripling down on an already overflowing basket of advantages: the parents’ good genes, the family’s wealth and status, the leafy neighborhood within the excellent school district.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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