How to Use triennial in a Sentence

triennial

adjective
  • The triennial survey of central banks is the last word on forex markets.
    Quentin Webb, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The triennial, which runs through Sept. 30 and is expected to be held every three years after that, is the brainchild of Fred Bidwell.
    Kelly Crow, WSJ, 11 July 2018
  • The triennial appraisal, including this year’s, relies on nearby sale prices over the last three years.
    Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2021
  • As at the triennial summit of African leaders hosted by China, which the Sochi summit aped, there was much talk of trade and investment.
    The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Later this month, the artist will debut new work at Prospect New Orleans, a triennial of contemporary art.
    Deborah Vankin, latimes.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Cook County properties are reassessed on a triennial basis, meaning that one-third of the county is reassessed each year.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The triennial exemption process helps to temper some of the system's worst excesses, but a fundamental rethink of the law's approach would be even better.
    Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2018
  • That will come as a relief to the industry, even though the February start is about two months later than talks commenced in recent triennial bargaining cycles.
    Jonathan Handel, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Japan is due to issue its triennial Basic Energy Plan with more specific targets for its fuel mix later this year.
    Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Getting local audiences to buy into the triennial may be more important than luring the globe-trotters, some suggest.
    New York Times, 11 July 2018
  • At the recent triennial gathering of signatory parties in Geneva, the trafficking of Asian elephants didn’t even make the agenda.
    Paul Kvinta, Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Unfortunately, the quilt guild also had to postpone its 2020 Vision of Quilting triennial quilt show.
    Carol Kovach, cleveland, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Both of which focuses attention on the interfaith conference, an important triennial event for Kazakhstan, a country that borders Russia to the north, China to the east and is home to some 130 ethnic groups.
    Nicole Winfield, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022
  • This is a non-native biennial (or sometimes triennial) plant in the borage family.
    oregonlive, 4 July 2021
  • That existing exemption, which also allows research institutions to use hack console firmware to get around such DRM, has been extended as part of the triennial review of such rules.
    Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 29 Oct. 2018
  • Bidwell is in the planning stages for the area’s second triennial exhibition of contemporary art, Front International, due to take place in 2022.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Aside from having already held off a year on what is generally a triennial levy cycle, school board members noted that the district continues to lose millions of dollars to private school tuition vouchers.
    Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Keith and partner Diana Nawi are the first team of women to organize the triennial exhibition that showcases art in various museums and public spaces around the city.
    CBS News, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Both artists are finalists in the triennial competition held by the National Portrait Gallery, devoted to furthering the evolving art of portraiture.
    Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2019
  • But no one substitutes for the US president, analysts note, especially at a summit that no US president has missed since the triennial gatherings began.
    Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Superintendent Steven Isoye said the district did not host a public hearing in 2017, but argued the hearing is appropriate this year because of the triennial reassessment and based on Neubauer’s recommendation.
    Phil Rockrohr, chicagotribune.com, 22 Oct. 2019
  • The data released Thursday are part of a new annual collection of information on trends in payments—including credit cards, checks and other electronic payments—that will supplement the Fed’s triennial study of the payments system.
    Kate Davidson, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Drescher is now preparing to lead the union into its triennial round of bargaining with the major studios, in what is expected to be an unusually difficult negotiation.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The museum's triennial competition, now in its 16th year, says Bey, has become a force in the art world for expanding representation, giving emphasis to the portrayal of marginalized communities.
    Diane Bernard, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2022
  • Three-year accreditation with commendation is only awarded to a facility that exceeds standard requirements at the time of its triennial survey.
    Brittany Nader, cleveland.com, 17 May 2017
  • At the end of September, the California Energy Commission held a day-long workshop on indoor air quality and cooking to inform its triennial update to its building energy efficiency standards.
    Jonathan Mingle, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Thornton Township’s previous triennial reassessment was in 2017.
    Daily Southtown Staff, chicagotribune.com, 3 Sep. 2020

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