percentage
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The ratings firm now expects the world economy to grow 2.4% this year, down 0.2 percentage points from its previous projection, citing the inflationary impact of higher energy costs and ongoing supply disruptions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Recent polls have shown that an implausibly high percentage of Germans -- between 11 and 18 percent -- think their grandparents tried to help those being persecuted by the Nazi regime, Spohr noted.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
McKinney led the incumbent by 13 percentage points for the second runoff slot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Labor Department methodology, Canada’s unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage point lower at 5.4%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Even a certain percentage of construction workers like Josie’s dad had to be human.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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