percent
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Many of the extra fatalities are among those aged 65 and upwards, the agency said, after logging a 40 percent rise in the number of people dying at home.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
Ninety percent of Idaho dairy workers are foreign born.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026
In early June, Taiwanese manufacturer Formosa Petrochemical reported cutting the utilisation rate of its ethylene steam cracker to 35 percent, down from 53 percent in March at the very start of the war.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
“One percent, one percent!” the team chanted as they danced in circles in the locker room—referring to their miniscule chances of surviving this far.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
As soon as feasible, Morgan Stanley promised, Hubler would be allowed to spin it off into a separate money management business, of which he’d own 50 percent.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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