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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a third fewer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing quantities to indicate that one quantity is reduced by one-third compared to another.
Example: "This year, we have a third fewer participants than last year."
Alternatives: "one-third less" or "33% fewer".
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The brigade said it attended half as many fires compared with a decade ago, a third fewer house fires than a decade ago and almost a third fewer incidents altogether.
The runner-up, Indonesia's legislature, has a third fewer parties.
People given PYY before a meal consume a third fewer calories than they normally would.
Overall, department stores employ a third fewer people now than they did in 2001.
Faith schools are strong class segregators, on average taking a third fewer free-school-meals children.
This year more than a third fewer visits are planned than last time.
There are over a third fewer teachers being trained in these subjects.
In sum, darted snails laid about a third fewer eggs over their lifetimes than undarted ones did.
Studios are on pace to release a third fewer films this year than the peak 631 in 2007.
The infants it was given to had only about a third fewer infections than a control group.
Since it started sending reminders by SMS, NTL is finding a third fewer people aren't in when the engineer calls.
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