triplets

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Although technically written in 4/4 time, the piano and percussion play eighth-note triplets throughout, creating a soothing, hypnotic effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

It is the only non-human primate in the top group and usually gives birth to twins or triplets, resulting in a full sibling rate of nearly 78%.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

The next best thing to having triplets on a high school football team is having three brothers.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

"It happened by chance," said Rose, the eldest of the triplets.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

I could feel one young mother’s disappointment at the reappearance of her husband’s weak chin on the face of her newborn daughter, and a new father’s terror as he calculated the tuition for triplets.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides