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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Behind him are three priests representing the male triad .
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But other alleged triad leaders used violence to muscle their way into the business, according to the police.
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The Hong Kong police special triad squad responded with pressure of its own, according to McNicol.
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The secondary triad comprises a rival agent, a vicious hit-man for the opposition and a series of pretty girls.
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This has the effect of rounding the contours and losing some of the austerity of the unadorned triads.