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percentage

[per-sen-tij] / pərˈsɛn tɪdʒ /


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His points per game and win percentage both rank highest among all Cherries managers in the league.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Between the Civil War and the turn of the century, the percentage of Americans identifying as Catholics doubled from about 8% of the population to 17%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

“But when you put it in the bigger perspective of all the calls ... this is still a very small percentage of what we’re dealing with on a day to day basis,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Tariffs have increased retail prices by seven percentage points over the past year.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

He put aside my percentage and gave the rest to Pasqual when he came to work at night.

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen




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