one-fourth

Example Sentences

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Department of Housing and Urban Development; and the city of Los Angeles accounts for 10% of the state’s population and one-fourth of its homeless.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit issued a stunning nationwide injunction that directly affects one-fourth of all abortions in the United States.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Chinese AI models now cost roughly one-sixth to one-fourth of comparable U.S. systems, and China’s price advantage is widening.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

It’s now abnormally dry in about one-fourth of California, largely in the northeast, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

With today's work, I'm about one-fourth of the way through the whole cut.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir