fraction
Example Sentences
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Some wells forced offline may only ever recover a fraction of their prior volume or become economically unviable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The not-for-profit Community Table, in Mablethorpe, buys surplus stock from suppliers and products close to or past their best before date, which allows them to receive the produce at a fraction of the cost.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Although Hims management has asserted that GLP-1s make up a fraction of its business, the Novo deal has opened up a sales gap.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Certain ozone-depleting chemicals can still be used as feedstocks to produce other materials, based on the belief that only a tiny fraction, about 0.5 percent, would escape into the atmosphere.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
Behind the counter, the woman’s eyes narrowed a fraction.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Vocabulary lists containing fraction
Pi Day Vocabulary
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Give Me a Break!: Fract and Frag
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Arithmetic
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