fraction

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Although only a small fraction of schizophrenia patients carry mutations in grin2a, the researchers suggest that dysfunction in this circuit may represent a shared mechanism underlying cognitive impairments in some patients.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The proposed measure could recoup at least $4.5 million in Commerce, only a fraction of the expected $8-million to $18-million loss as a result of the ban, said Mayor Kevin Lainez.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

That’s a 55% premium to the stock’s closing price Wednesday, but only a fraction of the $21 a share valuation it went public at in late 2021.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

But only a fraction of the necessary credits have been sold to date.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

All retained some small fraction of the loans they originated, and the companies were allowed to book as profit the expected future value of those loans.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis