quarters
Britishplural noun
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housing or accommodation, esp as provided for military personnel and their families
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the stations assigned to military personnel, esp to each crew member of a warship
general quarters
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(in India) housing provided by an employer or by the government
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slang (functioning as singular) military short for quartermaster
Example Sentences
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Warnings are coming from many quarters, but two voices have articulated their concerns this week.
From MarketWatch
In short, while there are three more quarters for equities to turn things around, many investors may be feeling much less bullish than they did at the start of the year.
From Barron's
That said, Moerdler believes revenue from Azure will “incrementally accelerate in the next two quarters.”
From MarketWatch
But the pace of cord cutting has also slowed down in recent quarters, Fishman noted.
From MarketWatch
His widely circulated March 27 interview in The Atlantic attracted fierce criticism from many quarters.
From MarketWatch
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