trifecta

Definitions

1. A bet in which the bettor must select the first three placegetters of a race in the order in which they finish.
   Australia, New-Zealand, US
2. The attainment of three important achievements, qualities, etc.
   Australia, New-Zealand, US, figuratively
3. A set of three related things, often things that cause problems.
   Australia, New-Zealand, US, broadly
4. The complete legislative and executive control of state or federal government by one party: governorship, the upper house, and the lower house of state or federal legislatures.
   Australia, New-Zealand, US

Equivalents

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Examples

“The conservative player will play⟳ the exacta box bet⟳ and the occasional trifecta box wager.”

“In a trifecta, you must wager on three horses: the one that finishes first (win⟳), the one that finishes second (place⟳), and the one that finishes third (show⟳) in order⟳.”

“The money picture for Santorum could change⟳ after his trifecta win⟳ in Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri Tuesday night.”

“At the same time, he said, it could be that Mr. Netanyahu is “seeking a trifecta” with the strikes on Monday: pushing Hamas to give⟳ in, showing the Israeli public that he did hit Rafah as promised and getting credit from the Biden administration for not mounting the full-scale assault that Washington fears would result⟳ in a civilian catastrophe.”

“Along with runtime errors, two other errors we saw⟳ earlier round out the JavaScript bug trifecta: syntax errors, logic errors, and runtime errors.”

“I might never have⟳ learned my name⟳ or met my birth family if I hadn't ended up in the hospital in Rhode Island in 2007, after traveling to a trifecta of malaria hotspots: Mali, Egypt and Colombia.”

“And the Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and Regina Hall trifecta stumbled through inconsistent chemistry as they, too, attempted to insult their peers.”

“In fact, there are about a dozen states, including California, Massachusetts, Washington, and Illinois, where Democrats have⟳ won the trifecta—they control⟳ the governor's seat as well as both houses of the state legislature.”

“It’s not just Florida, of course. Republican trifectas in states across the country have⟳ introduced and passed dozens of bills aimed at the public existence of trans and other gender-nonconforming people.”

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