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Recent Examples on the WebWhen a particular brand or item goes viral, rather than a style, the most popular dupes are those that recreate a product as closely as possible for a fraction of the price. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2022 Silicon Valley investors and national security analysts say Chinese capital continues to back U.S. venture-capital firms large and small, sometimes accounting for a fraction of a venture fund and at times much more. Heather Somerville, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 The company reviewed satellite images for only a fraction of California’s geography, steering clear of federal and agricultural lands.Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Want to drive a multimillion-dollar hypercar for a fraction of the price? Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2022 Nicholas Fairall, 33, an US Olympic ski jumper in Sochi, was competing in a World Cup event in Austria in 2015 when his ski stuck for a fraction of a second in wet snow, catapulting him headfirst into the slope at 70 m.p.h.BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 Johnson, who works at a social service agency, is incredulous DTE sold her debt for a fraction of its face value so that Jefferson Capital could make a profit. Sarah Alvarez, ProPublica, 23 Aug. 2022 Mikayla Nogueira gave it her stamp on approval as a dupe for the Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter that the internet is obsessed with — for a fraction of the price. Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 12 Aug. 2022 The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 offers a similar experience to more premium Samsung tablets for a fraction of the cost. Harry Rabinowitz, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English fraccioun "act or result of breaking, mathematical fraction," borrowed from Medieval Latin frāctiōn-, frāctiō "breaking, division into parts, mathematical fraction," going back to Late Latin, "breaking, weariness, illness," from Latin frag-, variant stem of frangere "to break, shatter" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at break entry 1