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quarter

[kwawr-ter] / ˈkwɔr tər /


NOUN
25 cent coin
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VERB
divide into four equal parts
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BNP Paribas analyst Stefan Slowinski wrote in a note last week that he expects Oracle to continue to lean in to its Bring Your Own Chip model that it introduced last quarter.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Exports rose 0.9% on month, separate data showed, continuing the momentum gained through the first quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Standard & Poor’s, for example, waits until a stock has been publicly traded for at least a year and has turned a profit in four quarters, including the quarter prior to its addition.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Tech was the major driver behind the better-than-expected earnings growth in the first quarter of this year, as well as subsequent upward revisions, so it’s little wonder bulls aren’t cowed.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

With that in mind, I broke into a jog that ate up the quarter mile between the simulation building and my dorm in a matter of minutes.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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