fractionally

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Analysts in a WSJ survey predict an injection of 95 Bcf, fractionally larger than the 92 Bcf five-year average for the week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Shares were up fractionally in Wednesday’s premarket action.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures settled fractionally higher with mild spring “shoulder season” weather keeping a lid on demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The stock was up fractionally in the after-hours session Monday.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

The precipitate is dissolved in hydrochloric acid and foreign metals are removed by sulphuretted hydrogen; the residual liquid being then fractionally precipitated by sodium carbonate, which throws out the gallium before the zinc.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various