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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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However, from next quarter, the comparable numbers will turn out to be more challenging as the company moves past the start of its strong Ebitdaal growth, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The problem for CME’s stock, however, is that Wall Street was anticipating an exceptional first-quarter earnings report, so estimates for profit and revenue had climbed during the quarter.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

GE Vernova GEV 0.11%increase; green up pointing triangle raised its outlook for the year and logged higher profit and revenue in the first quarter, boosted by accelerating demand for its power and electrification solutions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Consider that the single-largest perpetual private-credit fund has to deploy roughly $43 billion a year just to stay invested — more than a quarter of the entire U.S. annual direct lending market.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

We worked our way through the bottoms for a good quarter of a mile.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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