Thirds

The first movement's Impressionistic landscape featured a piquant, upward soaring melody with a series of falling thirds from a protagonist oboe, flitting above a feather-bed of sustained string harmonies and bass piano, and punctuated with a walking-like figuration in the piano's treble register, all becoming more urgent toward its close. ❋ Rodney Punt (2010)

"Of the total Australian wine crop, about two-thirds is exported and what has happened to the currency has had a huge impact, especially on lower-priced wines," he said. ❋ Andrew Clark (2010)

Fold the dough in thirds as if folding a letter, turn it 45 degrees, and again run it through the thickest setting. ❋ Laurie Constantino (2009)

But the other two-thirds is attributable to non-school factors. ❋ Valerie Strauss (2010)

In August, Seahawk posted a sharply wider second-quarter loss as revenue tumbled by two-thirds from a year earlier due to a lack of business in Mexico in the latest quarter. ❋ Dana Cimilluca (2010)

Even if we approved it roughly in thirds, with the best ideas passed this month and the other 2/3 held for more substantive deliberation and analysis, to be passed in each subsequent month. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The other two thirds is probably porno or people trying to get laid. ❋ Wendigomountain (2008)

The clarinets seemed to be sometimes be doing the difficult feat of moving in thirds neither major or minor but in-between -- probably hard as h*ll to do. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2008)

I split the recipe in thirds and added sugar to one bowl, chopped olives to the second, and pomegranate molasses to the third. ❋ Laurie Constantino (2008)

The “nyah-nyah, popularity sucks” whine that dominates the ad's first two thirds is so soaked in Haterade that the videotape is stained green. ❋ Unknown (2008)

You mentioned the effectiveness of treatment by meds in thirds, but in recent years, electroshock therapy has become more and more accepted, as a long-term outpatient solution, to drug-resistant depression and has saved many lives, as repulsive as it sounds. ❋ Unknown (2008)

[hey] [let] me get thirds on that [square] ❋ Uhwhawt (2008)

"[Thirds]!!!!" ❋ P-Diddler (2003)

Ex. 1 Prosecutor: Are you familiar with the concept of thirds? Boxer: Yes, thirds. Prosecutor: What's that? Boxer: Thirds is the standard tax on anybody, particularly for individuals coming into a prison setting. Anybody coming in with drugs or any illegal material, any contraband, they're required to give us a third, the Mexican Mafia members a third. Rene 'Boxer' [Enriquez], Testimony in USA v. [Jaimez] et al., September 12, 2018 Ex. 2 Boxer: I got an assignment for you. There's a trap house in [Boyle Heights] run by a dude named Nico. He's bragging about being tax free. It's on Matthews across the street from the high school-- Savage: --Isn't that the school where Jaimie [Escalante] taught calculus to all them cholos and jainas? Boxer: Uh huh. And like Mr. Escalante, you're gonna teach Nico some math. Specifically, how the concept of thirds works. Make sure he knows that [La Cliqua] sends its regards. ❋ ZXY&ABC (2021)

"Dude, she's [almost hot], I've kinda got a [third on] going on!" "Wow that was an long drive, I've got a third on 'cause of the [chaffage]. ❋ Funkymunkey101 (2009)

"I aint trying here this that and the third, ['bout] how you don't got my money". "First you said [you was] with doe then you said you went [shoppin].. I aint trying to hear this that and the third just tell me where the fuck you was at." ❋ AkaDOEmiks (2006)

[Barboy], Beer-me [one Third], ❋ Radarhut (2010)

[Child] 1: [Don't talk] to him. He's a [third]. Child 2: Yeah! [Third]! Third! ❋ Labadeeba (2008)

[third] is a [pussy] ❋ Arealbadbitch (2019)

person 3: "...and, well, you know [i got dis] [Car Note] i need to take care of -- if it ain't One Thing, then, it's anotha mutha|fuckin' thing, for a nigga." person 1: "word|word. [a-yo]: yesterday, out at Da Dox, i ran into my Old Bitch; she wuz out wit' dis *Pimp* Muther|Fucka." person 2: "a'ight. well, what you do, nikka?" person 1: "what I do? _you_ know what da fuck I did: i gave that Bitch and That Nigga a nod, and kep' walkin' tha fuck on. i ain't try'na fuck wit'um, 'n' shit -- That Dude she was wit' was like 2-times my size." person 3: "i feel ya. yeah, i wouldn't want you comin' back here wit'uh [Busted Head], [foolin'] wit'uh dude you ain't even got no bit'niss Starin' At, cock-eyed. you'd be comin' back hurr, talkin' about 'oh **My Eye!!** **My Eye!!**,' an' then i'd have to patch your little sorry ass up." person 2: "Mmm hm; an' I don't wanna hafta be tha one who hears your sorry little '´Got My Ass Whipped' Stories, either. 'He beat me. 'He stuck his foot so far up my asshole I was able to lick his shoe. 'He was lookin' at me all Broke|[Back-like]!!' and, you know: This; That; and The Third." person 1: "oh, You ain't gotta worry ´bout _that_, shaw'dee: ´mutha|[fuckah] try Dat Shit on me, and i'd shank his fuckin' ass -- ´use his lil' faggy-ass [Pimp Cane] if i got to. ´don't care *how* big the nikka is, for r'il/for 'ril." person 3: "ha haa." person 2: "exactly." ❋ ****Rock|Rock**** (2006)

I saw a Third [hanging in] front of [711] smoking a cig off of [Soledad] Canyon Road the other day. ❋ SCV101 (2020)