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  • adjective Having three prongs or similar parts; trifurcated

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  • adjective having three prongs

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Examples

  • McGraw-Hill today unveiled what it called a three-pronged plan to boost value for shareholders.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Michael Babad 2011

  • The Post describes the program having a three-pronged approach: "hedging against childhood hunger, reducing alarming rates of obesity and drawing more students to after-school program, where extra academic help is available."

    Here's Life Inner City: Dinner For The District's Kids Here's Life Inner City 2010

  • β€œTo lower unemployment, the report says Ohio should have a three-pronged goal: Emphasize the needs of employers, provide effective education and training, and develop clear, measurable polices for putting people back to work.”

    Reducing OH unemployment, one jobs czar at a time. | RedState 2010

  • They have a three-pronged agenda with a myriad of advocacy and direct service programs promoting education, health, and economic empowerment.

    Deborah Richardson: Nobel Prize-Winning Women Stand Up For Peace Deborah Richardson 2011

  • The fresh threats are part of a three-pronged attack against Australia's flag carrier by unions representing baggage handlers, engineers and pilots.

    More Qantas Strikes Ahead Ross Kelly 2011

  • The Post describes the program having a three-pronged approach: "hedging against childhood hunger, reducing alarming rates of obesity and drawing more students to after-school program, where extra academic help is available."

    Here's Life Inner City: Dinner For The District's Kids Here's Life Inner City 2010

  • Like the Darwin show, it was a three-pronged look at a celebrated personage whose singular achievements were rooted in a passion for nature.

    Evolution of a Garden Joanne Kaufman 2011

  • The Post describes the program having a three-pronged approach: "hedging against childhood hunger, reducing alarming rates of obesity and drawing more students to after-school program, where extra academic help is available."

    Here's Life Inner City: Dinner For The District's Kids Here's Life Inner City 2010

  • A three-pronged approach to tackling the crisis is now needed, which will require huge political will and sacrifices by all the world's leading economies.

    Euro's Daunting Political Challenge Simon Nixon 2011

  • In a three-pronged trade, investors bought January $15 calls and sold $20 calls with the same expiration.

    Bears Home In on D.R. Horton After Housing Data Chris Dieterich 2011

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