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• n  one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

• One-third of our trade is with the Western bloc, one-third with the Eastern bloc, and one-third with the rest of the world.
• Less than one-third of perpetrators know their victims from outside the home.
• Nearly one-third (32%) shop for these items online a few times a year.

• third
• tierce

News & Articles

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• Video: Lawmakers to smartphone companies: Make security smarter
  One-third of robberies in America involve the theft of a mobile device, and now, top law enforcement officials from New York and San Francisco will ask for help from the companies that make those devices. John Blackstone reports.
  June 13, 2013 - CBS News
• Percentage of Women in NLJ 350 Law Firms Remains Low
  Women accounted for about one-third of the attorneys and about 16 percent of equity partners at the largest U.S. law firms in 2012.
  June 13, 2013 - Law.com
• REPEAT-BMO Private Bank Changing Face of Wealth Study: Two-Thirds of Nation's Wealthy Are Self Made Millionaires
  - Only three percent attribute their wealth to an inheritance - More than one-third of high-net worth Americans are women - One-third of the nation's wealthy were either born outside of the U.S. or are first generation Americans - One-quarter are under the age of 40 and more than half have a graduate or professional degree
  June 13, 2013 - Marketwire

Quotes

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• Harry Reid in International Herald Tribune
  More than one-third of this bill is dedicated to providing tax relief for middle-class families, cutting taxes for 95 percent of American workers,said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at a Capitol news conference where he was joined by...
• President Bush in USA Today
  I am not alone in my opposition,Bush said, stressing that 147 Republicans in the House have pledged to stand with him. "These 147 members are more than the one-third needed to sustain my veto of any bills that spend too much."