QR
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quarter.
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quire.
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quarter
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quarterly
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quire
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Etymology
Origin of qr.
< Latin quadrāns, plural quadrantēs
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Payments can be even easier using a merchant's QR code.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
"We mentioned money on our invitations and also created print-out QR codes for people to scan at the bar," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Don’t miss: ‘It feels like a medical miracle’: How did a single QR code coupon cut my $618 Walgreens prescription to $15?
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
A QR code shows up on the screen that takes viewers directly to the FCC’s electronic comment filing system where they can submit their comments, which is regularly part of the agency’s review process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
I took the bookmark, which had a pretty logo, a Scrollr link, and a QR code.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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The capacity of the malting is 130 qr. malt every day.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 by Various
Beans to 28s. per qr. 19s:10d. after till 40s. 16s:8d. then 12d.
From An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Smith, Adam
Solomon Hill S. and S.E.——Land, 16 A. 3 qr., and half of house in Brookline on Sherburn Road and the marsh lane, bounded by Capt.
From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.
The idea was that if the State would subsidize any large granary company to the extent of 6d. or 5d. per qr., grain now warehoused in foreign lands would be attracted to the British Isles.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
Put the mixture into a greased hot qr. qtn. tin.
From The Healthy Life Cook Book, 2d ed. by Daniel, Florence
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