quarter
Example Sentences
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The Bruins kept the heat on during a second quarter in which they made mistakes, seemed to lose momentum, then collected themselves to maintain their huge edge.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
Lauren Betts, UCLA’s 6-foot-7 All-American center, had a double-double by the third quarter and finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
A combination of both would have likely pushed stocks even deeper into the red at the close of the first quarter.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
Separately, analysts at BofA Global Research said they expect the personal-consumption expenditures index — the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge — to peak at around 4% in the second quarter before falling next year.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026
“We want to buy a quarter of your new hedge fund. For a million dollars.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
