quarter
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It was fitting that rapper 50 Cent performed live during Oklahoma’s first-round College Football Playoff loss, since the Sooners basically showed up for only two quarters.
From Los Angeles Times
The third quarter saw 4.3% growth, but consumer confidence fell again.
From Barron's
The third quarter saw 4.3% growth, but consumer confidence fell again.
From Barron's
Nearly a quarter of unemployed people have been without a job for at least 27 weeks.
Visitors should avoid ocean water and any wet sand for at least three quarters of a mile upstream or downstream from the beach, the county public health department said in a release.
From Los Angeles Times
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