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triple play

American

noun

Baseball.

a play in which three put-outs are made.

triple play British

noun

the supply to a customer by one provider of telephone, internet, and television services

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Etymology

Origin of triple play

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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triple play

“In baseball, you can’t do better than a triple play on defense,” they add.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

“For most companies, it’s not common to report an earnings triple play, but for NVDA, it’s now expected. Recent negative share-price reactions to the positive news are evidence of that,” says Bespoke.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

He subsequently ran a hedge fund, and launched Trivariate in 2021 to provide U.S. equity research to institutional clients, focusing on macro, fundamental, and quantitative variables, or the triple play implied by the firm’s name.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

In my first game, I turned an unassisted triple play.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

They were wearing black headphones, and they were pretty psyched about a triple play.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate

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