fraction
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That spending represents only a small fraction of the massive campaign war chest Steyer has seeded with nearly $180 million of his own money.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
His first touch took the ball away from the covering Tony Adams, his second fired a left-footed shot a fraction inside David Seaman's far post.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Katchinoff said the larger Hampton Roads system should remove several thousand tons of CO2 a year—a fraction of the pollution from the facility’s waste tanks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
While more than 50 percent of the region's rice fields have been prepared, just a fraction have been planted as farmers await the rain.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Regina yelled at Bobby, with the not-so-subtle implication that if he spent just a fraction of the time on his studies that he devoted to chess, he’d be a stellar student.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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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