quarter
Example Sentences
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Phoenix's celebrations were tempered by a hand injury to Dillon Brooks, who departed in the first quarter and didn't return.
From Barron's
The company is seeking temporary planning permission to use just over a quarter of the park for up to 32 days.
From BBC
Despite a growth slowdown in the auto and consumer segments, management still guided for above-consensus revenue of $3.5 billion for the current quarter.
From MarketWatch
In the meantime, private-credit managers might find some support from the fact that the U.S. economy has been expanding, even if its pace of growth slowed more than expected during the fourth quarter.
From MarketWatch
One example: In the third quarter of last year, China kept buying oil “way beyond what they usually consume,” Kaneva said, noting that the models analysts use to forecast oil prices “broke down.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.