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Doctors must administer high doses of Eisai/Biogen’s Leqembi and Lilly’s Kisunla, because only a fraction of 1% of the infused antibodies reach the amyloid plaque that chokes brain cells in Alzheimer’s.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The resale value of the motorhome bought by Murrell could be a fraction of the original outlay.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

It lends vegetable-heavy dishes some of the savory satisfaction we often associate with long-cooked meats or all-afternoon braises, but at a fraction of the cost and effort.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

According to the researchers, much of this performance gain comes from the metasurface's ability to capture a larger fraction of incoming radiation and focus it directly into the detector's active regions.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Farmer was aware of what his critics would say: why blow $150,000 on antibiotics that, if you’d waited a while, would have cost you a fraction of that?

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French