rate
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May inflation rose by an eye-watering 4.2% annual rate, but it could mark a peak for the consumer price index.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Despite trillions of dollars spent, the poverty rate has fluctuated between 11% and 15% since the mid-1960s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
According to Dhariwal, the Indian market for agave spirits is growing at a rate of 31%.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
But that is based a high projected rate of growth, and possibly additional contributions along the way.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
At this rate we won’t get to the farm until sunrise, if at all!
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Vocabulary lists containing rate
Word Generation Science - Measurement
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Ratios and Proportional Relationships
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Ratios and Proportional Relationships
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