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third

[thurd] / θɜrd /
ADJECTIVE
after second
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By the time Hitler's Third Reich was defeated in 1945, more than one in 10 had joined the Nazi party.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Third, it’s not your role to part with your hard-earned money because you want your niece, nephew and brother to enjoy it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

What makes Raya's journey so unique is that until he was 16 he was playing in the youth teams of Cornella, a Third Division club based on the outskirts of Barcelona.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Paolo Benanti, a Franciscan Friar of the Third Order and a Catholic priest, teaches moral philosophy at Luiss Guido Carli University and is a professor of ethics of technology at Seattle University.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“It will land in Athten Fen, as you requested, sir. They should bring it down this evening at the beginning of Third Hour.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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