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Free sign upThe phrase "a third in a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a fraction or portion of something, typically in contexts involving division or comparison.
Example: "In the survey, a third in a sample of participants preferred option A over option B."
Alternatives: "one-third of a" or "a third part of a".
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Mass attendance had fallen by a third in a generation.
Annual gold demand averages 4,400 tonnes, up over a third in a decade.
He projects that the figure will rise to about a third in a few years.
The two groups have now combined with a third in a coalition.
Two prior cases ended in an acquittal, and a third in a hung jury.
In the first game against Tranmere, he scored two goals and assisted on a third in a 6-1 win.
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A win there would be a seventh in a row.
Phelps won his seventh gold by a hundredth of a second, in a photo finish.
Photo: Kevin Harvick edged Mark Martin by two-hundredths of a second in a crash-filled Daytona 500.
Cheruiyot won by three-hundredths of a second in a sprint finish.
Overall, Europe and America have already cut coal-fired generation capacity by over a fifth in a decade.
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