quarter
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Exxon has said the war curtailed its global oil-and-gas production by 6% in the first quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The Gao brothers gained prominence in the Chinese art scene during the 1990s and early 2000s, a quarter of a century after Mao's death.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
It is difficult to think of any comparable novel of the past quarter century that made a similar impact, save, maybe J.K.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
On the other end, the Rockets were a complete mess, dissolving in two whining technical fouls in the third quarter that sealed their fate.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
When my father’s business had failed, we had traded our comfortable house in the center of the Jewish quarter for a wattle-and-daub cottage on our neighborhood’s outskirts.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing quarter
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