fraction

Example Sentences

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This accounts for a small fraction of all searches.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Those investors requesting withdrawals were prorated, meaning they got only a fraction of their money back.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Although only a small fraction of schizophrenia patients carry mutations in grin2a, the researchers suggest that dysfunction in this circuit may represent a shared mechanism underlying cognitive impairments in some patients.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Goldin, who won her Nobel for research on women’s labor-market outcomes, focused on the fraction of league revenue going for players’ compensation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

At some point I went over his records with him, and he'd been selling things at a fraction of their worth and losing a lot of money.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson