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  • proper noun religion, Wicca The religious tenet held by some Wiccans stating whatever energy, positive or negative, a person puts into the world will be returned threefold.

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Examples

  • The Rule of Three continues to play out in this industry, and as typical of many #3 companies, Post has lost market share as a result of the fierce battle between Kellogg and General Mills for the top position.

    The Rule of Three Jagdish Sheth 2002

  • The Rule of Three takes issue with this dichotomy.

    The Rule of Three Jagdish Sheth 2002

  • The Rule of Three continues to play out in this industry, and as typical of many #3 companies, Post has lost market share as a result of the fierce battle between Kellogg and General Mills for the top position.

    The Rule of Three Jagdish Sheth 2002

  • The Rule of Three takes issue with this dichotomy.

    The Rule of Three Jagdish Sheth 2002

  • Under Andrew Robertson, he had never quite mastered the Rule of Three, and it was only when Wigham took him in hand that he made much progress in the higher branches of arithmetic.

    Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Samuel Smiles 1858

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