fractionally

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That was just fractionally lower than April of last year, when tariff concerns were at the fore.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The stock has gained fractionally year to date, but is up 37% over the past 12 months.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures settled fractionally higher with mild spring “shoulder season” weather keeping a lid on demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Toyota Motor, a global automobile manufacturer, is up 10% over the last one year period, but down fractionally in 2026.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The precipitate is dissolved in hydrochloric acid and foreign metals are removed by sulphuretted hydrogen; the residual liquid being then fractionally precipitated by sodium carbonate, which throws out the gallium before the zinc.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various