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having three units or parts
a threefold approach to solving the problem
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Their purpose, according to the president, is threefold: to punish Moscow for its intrusion in Ukraine, to deter it from further destabilizing the region, and, ultimately, to persuade it to reverse course and pull out of Ukraine entirely.
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Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2014
The new study found that colorectal cancer screening among 45- to 49-year-olds remains low overall but increased threefold following the 2021 guideline change.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Their main challenge, Binks explains, was threefold.
—Tristan Kennedy, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024
More dramatically, the Haredi population has grown more than threefold over only 20 years, from 3 percent of the population in 1990 to over 10 percent today.
—Daniel Levy, Foreign Affairs, 24 May 2011
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Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2014
The new study found that colorectal cancer screening among 45- to 49-year-olds remains low overall but increased threefold following the 2021 guideline change.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Their main challenge, Binks explains, was threefold.
—Tristan Kennedy, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024
More dramatically, the Haredi population has grown more than threefold over only 20 years, from 3 percent of the population in 1990 to over 10 percent today.
—Daniel Levy, Foreign Affairs, 24 May 2011
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“Threefold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threefold. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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