fourth
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Bruno Fernandes scored a hat-trick and nearly added a brilliant fourth as Manchester United came from behind to beat Ipswich.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The fourth group received both approaches, taking antibiotics for two weeks while also following the omega-3 and ASA regimen for six months.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
The Spartans’ new starter went 21 for 32 for 234 yards — including 74 yards in the fourth quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Johnston remains in striking distance, in fourth place entering Saturday’s round.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
I grabbed up the third and fourth seeds, hid them in my cheek pouch, then stopped right outside the open door of my cage.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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The Jack Berrys, the Bob Pauls, the Hunt brothers, the Lykes brothers, all of them with juniors or thirds or fourths.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
About three fourths were women, 70% were white, and the average age at the start was 74.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 11, 2026
At meets, Mara racked up prize ribbons: lots of third-places, fourths, fifths, and sixths, the occasional second, the very rare first.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2024
Trip jacket selection is an art and a science, best done elegantly, with attention paid to form, function, aesthetics and viability — as a pillow when folded into fourths or eighths on a long-haul flight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
In particular, perfect fourths and fifths and major thirds are not too far from the pure intervals.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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