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last quarter

American

noun

Astronomy.

the instant, approximately one week after a full moon, when half of the moon's disk is illuminated by the sun.

last quarter British

noun

one of the four principal phases of the moon, occurring between full moon and new moon, when half the lighted surface is visible Compare first quarter

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In the last quarter of 2024, U.S. banks had $211 million in outstanding loans to private-credit firms, the Fitch data shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

More retail investors are also interested in commodities, with 18% saying they’ll invest in commodities going forward, according to Finimize, compared to 15.5% last quarter.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

UBS reported outflows last quarter and said it was anticipating further disruption after changes to how it compensates its front-line financial advisers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

In the last quarter, networking sales were responsible for 16% of Nvidia revenue, up from 8% the year before.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Scoob read To Kill a Mockingbird in language arts last quarter.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

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