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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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Funding cuts - which amounted to a quarter of the company's budget according to campaigners - led management to cut back on touring and to stop filling vacant posts.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

About a quarter of the applicants pouring in are from AI company workers, Tom said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

More than a quarter of that tonnage is heavy rare earth oxides, which are used in defense, clean energy, and technology applications.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Across companies in the S&P 500, analysts estimated a first-quarter earnings growth rate of 13.2%, which would mark the sixth straight quarter of double-digit growth, according to FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“But how will we know when it’s quarter past four o’clock?”

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck




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