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percent

[per-sent] / pərˈsɛnt /


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Farage comfortably won Clacton in 2024 with a majority of 8,405 and more than 46 percent of the vote.

From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026

The program bucked the overall decline in traditional TV viewing by growing 9 percent over the previous season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

Platner doesn’t seem to be wooing many registered Republicans, either: Just 7 percent of poll participants said they’d support him.

From Slate • Jul. 8, 2026

In 2024, the Japanese multimedia giant disclosed, discs made for only 3 percent of all PlayStation brand sales—not even clearing $1 billion in revenue.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026

Genetically engineered bees were developed in 2092, but could only provide sixty-three percent of natural function.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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