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As of late March, with less than a month left before the April 15 tax deadline, the IRS had received 1.12 million fewer tax returns than at the same point last year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

According to NHS England, fewer than one in 10 people who have a cardiac arrest outside hospital survive.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

People are likely to eat smaller and fewer meals, but not necessarily healthier ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“If anything, we need additional funding to cover rising costs, not fewer, to maintain our current momentum,” the agency said Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The side of the square is partitioned into 72 segments, while the diagonal comes out to more than 101 but fewer than 102 segments.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife