Word: fourth
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...collective chill run down their spines recently. In the second quarter, Japan's GDP plunged 2.4%, the sharpest quarterly decline in seven years. Due to higher prices for imports such as oil, slumping exports and weak domestic demand, it now appears Japan may have slipped into recession in the fourth quarter...
After testing sushi from four restaurants and 10 grocery stores using a simple genetic-fingerprinting technique, two local high school students discovered that one-fourth of the samples were mislabeled; some lower-quality seafood was being passed off as top-grade fish. While their study was too small to indicate a trend--and the students, fearing lawsuits, wouldn't name names--the case has New Yorkers wondering what's between their chopsticks...
KARA DIOGUARDI added as fourth American Idol judge...
...before that, Reed College unilaterally stopped providing data to U.S. News, forcing the magazine to resort to using data that the college releases publicly. As a result, the Portland-based school, widely considered to be one of the best colleges in the U.S., is ranked fifty-fourth in U.S. News's most recent ranking of liberal arts colleges...
...even better after halftime. With eight minutes left in the game, Spain's Rudy Fernandez, who will play for the Portland Trail Blazers this season, sank his fourth three pointer - he finished with five - to cut the American lead to just two, 91-89. The place went berserk. China's fans love Team U.S.A. but they adore a close game even more. Time out, U.S. Could Spain really pull off a shocker...