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triptych

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Recent Examples of triptych Told through a triptych, the film chronicles the story of three men whose lives are connected through desire, loss and what one generation leaves to the next. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 June 2026 Along with Gioachino Rossini and Gaetano Donizetti, Bellini is part of a Mount Rushmore–like triptych of nineteenth-century Italian composers invoked whenever beautiful singing—bel canto—becomes an object of faith. — Arya Roshanian, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026 Wynn, who died last spring and for whom a wing of Zumthor’s aerodynamic structure is named, donated a Francis Bacon triptych depicting Bacon’s friend and fellow-painter Lucian Freud, the only Bacons on display in a public Los Angeles museum. — Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 4 June 2026 In a small room devoted to his work, the artist presents a triptych of South Park playsets centered around the theme of Tax Day, a motif reflecting the exhibition’s April 15 opening date. — Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for triptych

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Or consider Jordan Strafer’s trilogy—Loophole (2023), Decadence (2024), and Talk Show (2026)—the last of which was shown in this year’s Whitney Biennial.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The trilogy’s conclusion, Culpa Nuestra (Our Fault), saw its trailer draw 163 million views in one week — the highest ever for an original streaming movie.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

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The museum opposes an attempt by the Jewish Federation-Council of Greater Los Angeles and its board chair Daniel Gryczman, who sued in September for the return of Lucas Cranach the Elder’s 16th-century diptych painting Adam and Eve.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The collection was later recovered by Allied forces and given to the Dutch government, with the diptych being sold to the Norton Simon in 1971.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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The films form a trio of emotional studies of adolescence shaped by grief.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Hopefully, Miami can begin to reap the benefits from the lumps that the trio of defensive linemen — Grant, Phillips and Biggers — received during their up-and-down rookie campaigns in 2025.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

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The interior features wood, leather finishes, moody tones, marble countertops and sports murals line the walls.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Additional initiatives, including 15 new Olympic and Paralympic murals and disability arts celebrations, depend on further funding.

— Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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The story takes place in a conservative rural community where two members of a polyamorous triad marry to keep up appearances.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Much of Carson’s work has focused on what was used to be called the female athlete triad—namely, how irregular menstrual cycles, low energy availability and lower bone mineral density can affect women in high-intensity sports.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of triad

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Access to the private and quietly serene Regent Club, set at the top of the resort with an adults-only pool embracing the full panorama, is only included for villa and penthouse guests but is available as an add-on to suite bookings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
The embroidered panorama depicting the last successful invasion of England goes on public display at the British Museum this week, back on British soil for the first time since the 11th century.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

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Since then, he’s kicked around with HAIM while turning one third of its Los Angelino triumvirate, Alana Haim, into a screen actress.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
This triumvirate uses their voices, their power, their compassion to embody this virtuous cycle of generosity and reciprocity without forfeiting their personhood, bodies, or resources to anyone.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

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