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Discover LudwigThe phrase "fourth from last" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to describe the placement or position of an item in a series or sequence, with "last" being the final item in the series. Example: The cake was the fourth from last in the display case, with only three remaining behind it.
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I came in dead last in my first New York City half-marathon in August 2009, and fourth from last in my second one this March, posting times of 3 hours 43 minutes, then 3 hours 18 minutes.
Mexican pupils came fourth from last in maths and third from last in reading in a ranking of 40 countries published in 2003 by the OECD, a Paris-based think-tank of mainly rich countries.True, Mexico's performance is on a par with that of other Latin American countries.
United scored only 49 goals during this Premier League season, or one more than Sunderland, which finished fourth from last and was nearly relegated.
One of 16 contestants in the 11th series of the Australian incarnation of the show, Malik made it through to the final week, when she was evicted fourth from last.
After finishing fourth from last in major league attendance in the regular season, the A's decided to maintain intimacy in the playoffs, in part because they are skeptical they could sell out a completely open stadium.
State-owned enterprises, which had once shouldered much of the burden, crumbled, and in 2000 the World Health Organisation ranked China fourth from last among 191 countries in terms of the fairness of financial contributions to its health system.
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