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three-fold

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[three-fohld] / ˈθriˌfoʊld /

noun

  1. a unit of stage scenery consisting of three flats hinged together.


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With the amount of hybrid power increased three-fold, a component of the engine that helped recovery energy removed, and the batteries more or less the same size as last year, the cars are energy starved.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The number of applications has increased three-fold over the past decade as more companies have sought to commercialize space, especially for telecommunications.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Pancreatic cancer is pernicious, but five-year survival has increased three-fold since the 1990s to 13%, which the report attributes to more cancers being detected incidentally at earlier stages when they are easier to treat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

This unusual pattern reflects the three-fold rotational symmetry of how atoms are arranged on the surface of PtBi2.

From Science Daily • Dec. 26, 2025

It was a three-fold display like a travel brochure.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

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