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one hundred per cent

ADVERB
hook, line, and sinker
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Antonyms
WEAK
to a limited extent


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He added: "Jay did not steal no watch. I can say one hundred per cent."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2025

"I absolutely despise them, I don't want them around me. But if I do need to collect them and drop them at the police station I one hundred per cent will," he said.

From BBC Feb. 1, 2023

“The side as a whole did not give one hundred per cent effort for him. It was as simple as that. As soon as Sir Matt returned to the scene, it changed at once.”

From The Guardian Feb. 25, 2016

Any given governor is one hundred per cent of his state’s supreme executive authority.

From The New Yorker Nov. 1, 2015

‘In every human observation,’ I explained, ‘there is a margin of error. This is because our senses are not foolproof. In fact, some people believe that one hundred per cent certainty is impossible to achieve.’

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd




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