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Sandisk’s stock was down fractionally on Friday morning but is up almost 300% so far this year, and up more than 3,200% over the past year.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Shares of CoreWeave were trading fractionally lower as of Wednesday afternoon.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 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

Toyota Motor, a global automobile manufacturer, is up 10% over the last one year period, but down fractionally in 2026.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 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