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less than

preposition as in beneath

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The California Republican Party struck another new low last week when news came that its shrinking ranks now make up less than 28% of the state’s registered voters.

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The average salary for a man in the U.S. is $63,975, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics — much less than what you earn.

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I recently broke up with my boyfriend, who made $40,000 less than me.

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Florentina Tudor, a senior cabin crew at Europe’s Wizz Air—a major Airbus customer—had flagged about 10 separate incidents in less than 12 months when she was suspended, reducing her monthly income to about 40% of her maximum.

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The FAA on its website says the incidents are “rare” and cites a 2015 review that estimated a rate of “less than 33 events per million aircraft departures.”

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