percentage

Example Sentences

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Nationally, visits were high, at 323 million, but down a couple of percentage points from the record set in 2024, according to a park service press release.

From Los Angeles Times

The percentage of crude oil shipped through the Strait of Hormuz that was sold into Asian markets in 2025.

From Barron's

It impacts an even larger percentage of global container ships, which travel from the Bab el-Mandeb up through the Suez Canal at the Northern end of the Red Sea.

From Barron's

Investment bankers advising on a typical deal receive fees of less than 1% of the transaction value, and the percentage generally gets smaller as the deal size increases.

From The Wall Street Journal

Arsenal fans might say that such a high percentage simply shows how excellent their team is from set-pieces rather than how blunt they have been in open play.

From BBC