as in trio
a group of three
that summertime trifecta for meteorologically induced misery: hazy, hot, and humid
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Republicans now have a coveted trifecta in Washington, controlling the House, Senate and White House.
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Business & Economy The Big Story Stopgap fight foreshadows funding challenges ahead
This month’s messy government funding fight foreshadows challenges for House Republicans as the incoming GOP trifecta gears up for another major test.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
So this presented itself to be a part of something really cool and fresh and original and doing the trifecta.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
Iowa Iowa, which also has a Republican trifecta controlling its statehouse and governor's office, is trimming its individual income tax rate to a flat rate of 3.8% starting Jan. 1, down from a top tax rate of 5.7% in 2024, the Des Moines Register reports.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Business & Economy The Big Story Stopgap fight foreshadows funding challenges ahead
This month’s messy government funding fight foreshadows challenges for House Republicans as the incoming GOP trifecta gears up for another major test.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
So this presented itself to be a part of something really cool and fresh and original and doing the trifecta.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
Iowa Iowa, which also has a Republican trifecta controlling its statehouse and governor's office, is trimming its individual income tax rate to a flat rate of 3.8% starting Jan. 1, down from a top tax rate of 5.7% in 2024, the Des Moines Register reports.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2025
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