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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

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

They tweaked their forecast for slightly weaker real growth in gross domestic product of 2.3%, measured from fourth quarter to fourth quarter.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Major banks reported that consumer and small-business spending continued to increase, with debit and credit card sales volume rising significantly year-over-year in the first quarter.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

For a quarter, then half a mile, she fairly smoked after the coyotes until they ran out into the dry river/lake bed once again.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen




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