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percentage

[per-sen-tij] / pərˈsɛn tɪdʒ /


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However, the stock rebounded slightly in intraday trading, falling less than a percentage point to $388.24.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

This percentage applies at the scale of individual mountain ranges and does not necessarily affect every glacier equally within those regions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

No wonder that over the past 10 years, U.S. stocks outperformed European ones by more than 150 percentage points.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Some have taken out high-interest loans against their settlement, which are eating up a greater percentage of their payout with each passing year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

California voters also came very close to banning the death penalty; the ballot initiative lost by only a couple of percentage points.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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