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The phrase "a third time for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an action or event that is being repeated for the third time.
Example: "After failing to complete the task twice, I decided to give it a third time for better results."
Alternatives: "for the third attempt" or "for the third occasion".
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But if Rogoff triumphed, they would meet a third time for the title.
Maggie Smith won best supporting actress for a third time for Downton Abbey.
But do not ask us to do it a third time, for they will not follow".
Fortunately for Australia, and the Tri Nations, there was to be a third time for him to get lucky.
All had volunteered once for the Marines, again for the infantry, and a third time for recon.
(If you get the wrong state, press the same key again. For example, press C once for California, again for Colorado and a third time for Connecticut).
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THERE'S a first time for everything.
(There's a first time for everything).
"There may be a first time for anything.
But there's a first time for everything.
I guess there's always a first time for loyalty.
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