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- noun Plural form of
three . - noun The
age of three; three yearsold . - noun poker slang A pair of
threes . - noun basketball Three point
shots .
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Examples
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It comes in threes, which is to say, there have been 3 ungainly transitions per sentence!
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It comes in threes, which is to say, there have been 3 ungainly transitions per sentence!
Kissing Suzy Kolber Blog Archive Peter King Does Not Approve ...
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And great things, evidently, come in threes, as in three-point wins
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"Well, bad things usually come in threes," said the tow-truck driver.
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And great things, evidently, come in threes, as in three-point wins
Kissing Suzy Kolber Blog Archive Peter King Does Not Approve ...
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September 1st, 2009 at 7: 53 am mj will be cremated … and melted into legos … so that all the little children can play with him! celebrity deaths always come in threes, but it would be just like billy mays to throw in one more!
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While "Wild Hogs 2" caps off the triumvirate of recently cancelled Disney flicks – - and, as they say, big deaths come in threes – - it's not unfair to wonder how this bodes for a fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, considering star Johnny Depp's previously announced waning enthusiasm for the franchise.
‘Wild Hogs 2′ Becomes The Latest Casualty Of Disney Cancellations » MTV Movies Blog
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UALR was fifth in threes made and 3-point percentage, again, thanks to Davison, but were in the bottom half of the Sun Belt in every other major team category.
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Six hundred ninety-three was a family of four: a seven, eleven, and twin threes ...
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UALR was fifth in threes made and 3-point percentage, again, thanks to Davison, but were in the bottom half of the Sun Belt in every other major team category.
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