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third

[thurd] / θɜrd /
ADJECTIVE
after second
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Tiffany will face Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who narrowly won a crowded Democratic primary, to succeed Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who didn’t seek a third term.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

"On my third day in hospital, I tried to stand up and I couldn't. The nurses told me not to walk and when you hear that it's a bit of an alarm bell," she said.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

That would mark the third consecutive quarter of earnings growth above 25%.

From MarketWatch Sep. 13, 2026

The market’s insurance costs have risen by about a third.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

But on the morning of the third day I became violently ill.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

That should improve as lagged contracts decline from two thirds of sales to one third from January 2027, it says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

That figure is equivalent to about two thirds of the UK's total emissions for 2024.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Kim needed at least two thirds of the 1,000 delegates attending the labor federation’s Oakland convention.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

A neutral weighting on the U.S. in a global equity fund is around two thirds.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

It found that about two thirds of those surveyed were stunted or underweight.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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