fraction
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The pair is valued at about $120 billion, which is still a fraction of SpaceX’s huge valuation.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
For patients with normal heart function, defined as a left ventricular ejection fraction of at least 50 percent, beta blockers did not reduce death, heart attack, or heart failure after myocardial infarction.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
That year, women kept custody in more than 86% of cases, while shared custody arrangements accounted for only a fraction of all agreements reached.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Before 1800, we learn, “slave” appears in only a small fraction of Fourth of July orations; by the 1820s and ’30s, it appears in a majority of them.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Pinmei thought the broad-shouldered man looked more annoyed than sad, his head bowed only the smallest fraction in respect for the dead.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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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