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What is a first quarter?

What is a first quarter? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (astronomy) The waxing lunar phase, from new moon to half way between new moon and full moon.
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The first quarter national accounts show year-on-year growth of 11.7 per cent.
About a week after new moon, the moon reaches first quarter and appears high in the southern sky at sunset.
The first quarter of the novel takes place in Cuba, as Yara and her family wait for the government to process their visas to the United States.
The first quarter GPA should be an even better early indicator of college success in terms of retention and graduation.
The world's largest media company, the parent of CNN is saying it earned almost a billion dollars in the first quarter.
Australia closed down the defending champions in the dying moments of the first quarter despite some wayward shooting.

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