Big three

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The big three is a term used to refer to three large powers or companies.

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  • Big three US universities: Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, three of the eight Ivy League universities. They are informally grouped together based on their iconic status and membership in the bygone Big Three athletic league, which although still in existence, has been superseded in most respects by the Ivy League.
  • Big three Canadian universities: McGill, Queen's, and the University of Toronto. Often grouped together because of their age, reputation, and all-around high academic standards. All three schools have royal patronage. Selective recruiters universally go to these three schools first, and will often see candidates regardless of degree program.
    • Many U.S. states have their local "Big Three universities"

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[edit] Religious uses

  • Big Three Religions: Christianity, Judaism and Islam, the big three monotheistic religions of the world, not measured by population, but by world-presence.
  • Big Three Views: Atheism, Agnosticism, and Dietists

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  • Big three diseases: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria; as opposed to the Neglected Diseases.
  • Big Three is sometimes used in reference to the three most dangerous sharks in the ocean; Great White (Carcharodon carcharias), Bull (Carcharhinus leucas) and Tiger (Galeocerdo cuvier).

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