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  1. adj. of a horse that has won the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness races
  2. adj. unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in

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  • “Bush/Cheney failed to balance a single annual budget with control of the ultimate hat-trick/triple-crown/power play of government - control of all tricameral branches, therefore theteabag movement shows it is much less about fiscal responsibility than finding fault exclusively with democrats.”

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  • “Dumb, socially conservative and no sense of humor: the lucrative triple-crown of American right-wingers.”

    Nunc Scio » 2008 » December

  • “He could give Scotty McClellan a run for his money in the triple-crown double-talk derby.”

    Firedoglake » FDL Late Nite: Godsmacked

  • “You might not win the triple-crown of cycling like Merckx did, but with a bike this cool, who cares?”

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  • “HARRIS: But the gold standard of triple-crown winners, secretariat.”

    CNN Transcript May 7, 2006

  • “And the glitter faded though 12 seconds into the race when the triple-crown contender, Barbaro, shattered, right there, a rear ankle.”

    CNN Transcript May 21, 2006

  • “He ranks in the top five in almost every major category and is a triple-crown threat.”

    USATODAY.com - Going 'gonzo' in the Arizona desert over Gonzalez

  • “Hairston, drafted by Arizona in the third round, is the first triple-crown winner in Arizona community college history, batting .503 with 18 homers and 77 RBI.”

    USATODAY.com - Draft lends sense of familiarity

  • “CLINTON: Sarandon is the triple-crown winner this fall.”

    CNN Transcript Sep 7, 2002

  • “Clayton Kershaw a victory away from possibly securing the NL's triple crown of pitching wins, ERA, strikeouts, the Dodgers could become the second team in baseball history to have two triple-crown winners.”

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