percentage
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The Sky’s 53% from the field was their second-best shooting percentage of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Gold futures gained $150.40, or 3.7% to $4245.80 a troy ounce, the largest percentage increase since February.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
His boundary ball percentage is marginally better against seam, sitting in the low 20s as opposed to the mid-teens against spin.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
When inflation is low, the index readings tend to range in the 50s and low 60s in percentage terms.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Even during a period when a high percentage of the city’s elms were affected, no cases of Dutch elm disease were found among these trees.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
The company meanwhile said that two of its AI-related divisions grew by "triple-digit percentages" -- its AI cloud and chips businesses each "exceeded" $25 billion annual revenue run rates, a measure of recurring sales.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The percentages are set based on the funding gap between how much a council needs to spend and the amount of money they receive in central government grants.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
It is also eligible for tiered royalties of up to double-digit percentages based on the annual net sales of the inhibitors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The state also has goals, including some that have been in place since 2012, that set declining limits on smog-causing pollutants and required automakers to sell increasing percentages of electric and hybrid vehicles through 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
The elementary-school topic of percentages is continually being misapplied.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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