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third

[thurd] / θɜrd /
ADJECTIVE
after second
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“It is the highest honor. It will take everything that we have and some to get it,” said Jordan Snider, 41, who is representing America for the third time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

City were sitting pretty at the top of the table after a flawless start, but have dropped to third - behind Arsenal and Brighton.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Tshisekedi declared at a rare news conference in early May that he had not planned to seek a third term but said: "If people want me to have a third term, I will accept."

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

The report said that OpenAI is growing quickly, citing an approximately 50% growth rate between the second and third quarters that led to $10 billion in revenue.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Duane looked out at the ocean for a third time, but now slightly to the left, and that was when Duane became very worried.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

The People's Trust for Endangered Species said populations had declined by over two thirds in the UK since 2000.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Bolstering the blondies’ trick-or-treat bona fides was the fact that, after sharing them with co-workers, some dropped by asking for seconds, thirds and fourths.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Opinion polling conducted by the Diffley Partnership for the JRF suggests that two thirds of people think their council is underfunded, with just 4% saying the opposite.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Two thirds of the population in North America and 45 percent in Europe were exposed to "poor" or "very poor" air quality.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

We each gobble up what’s on our plates and go for seconds and thirds till it’s gone.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli


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