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percentage

[per-sen-tij] / pərˈsɛn tɪdʒ /


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Americans are drinking less, with a Gallup poll recently notching the lowest percentage of drinkers in the nearly 90-year run of the survey.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

The Boston Fed found that labor-productivity gains, and investments in new equipment and production processes, offset the tariff impact, leaving a net inflation contribution of just half a percentage point.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

But those last 0.4 percentage points are a nightmare.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Measured as a percentage of gross domestic product, they note, U.S. defense spending has fallen from previous highs.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

Many businesses had been privatized, and only a small percentage were still connected to Russia.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

In a few instances, it determined that single-digit percentages of my writing were either A.I.-generated or A.I.-assisted.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Colburn acknowledges that it might at first seem "a little ridiculous" that the researchers are aiming for losses that can be described by percentages over kilometers.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Grade boundaries vary from year to year and the exact percentages for 2026 won't be published until results day.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Sanofi’s 2030 sales targets suggest consensus estimates could be upgraded by mid-single digit percentages, according to Bernstein.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Now I am ten, learning to embroider circular stitches, to calculate fractions into percentages, to nurse my papaya tree to bear many fruits.

From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai




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