fraction
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The department-store chain’s stock is soaring after sales beat expectations — but it’s still trading at a fraction of its record high.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“I just hope I can do a fraction of what he has been able to do for Berkshire.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
She said the ABA once reached "tens of thousands of teachers" a year with its resources, but now reaches a fraction of that after introducing charging to meet costs.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
The sex-specific finding was especially notable among women whose heart function was completely normal after a heart attack, defined as a left ventricular ejection fraction of 50 percent or higher.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
The term concordance refers to the fraction of twins who possess a trait in common.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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