cent

Example Sentences

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On a production like this, no second or cent can be spared.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Its suspension will reduce the price by two cent a litre.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

"Between 10-24 per cent of the population unknowingly carry this germ at the back of their throats usually without any harm," said Lee.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

However, when the researchers interfered with actin -- a protein that allows cells to contract and move -- hair growth slowed dramatically, dropping by more than 80 per cent.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

About eighty per cent of the girls who came to him needed money to pay off a mortgage.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck