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percent

[per-sent] / pərˈsɛnt /


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Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said Monday he would slash his salary and that of his ministers by 50 percent to try to end weeks of anti-government protests.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

According to the investigators, more than 80 percent of patients with uncomplicated myocardial infarction are currently sent home on beta blockers.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Exports for the first quarter rose 9.6 percent compared to the year before, bolstered by the electronics sector, said Enterprise Singapore, another government agency, in a separate statement.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The sex-specific finding was especially notable among women whose heart function was completely normal after a heart attack, defined as a left ventricular ejection fraction of 50 percent or higher.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

In some counties 80 percent of the population didn’t have a job.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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