fractional

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Schwab’s account comes with a starter investing course and offers $50 in fractional shares if the teen completes it within 45 days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The latest reading indicated a fractional expansion of the Chinese manufacturing sector, according to RatingDog, marking a fourth improvement in sector conditions over the past five months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

Nobody who bought Standard Oil stock could explain fractional distillation either.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 28, 2025

"This new discovery of fractional electron distribution establishes an entirely new scientific foundation for understanding catalysts that we believe will drive new energy technologies over the next several decades."

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025

When the sun reached its zenith and stood still the fractional moment, Nat took his reading.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham