quarter
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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
Vocabulary lists containing quarter
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