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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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Meanwhile, many companies have already provided “upward guidance” for the first quarter, raising the bar for their stocks to rally when the results are actually released, according to Adam.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

His wish was granted this week, from an unlikely quarter.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Like their counterparts in private credit, private-equity funds are supposed to mark their assets at fair market value each quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

That would mark the sixth straight quarter of 10%-plus growth for the index.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

He later recounted: “I felt bad when the pen was handed to me, because it looked like the ones that I was always buying for a quarter or a half dollar.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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