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The audiovisual industry represents 2.2 percent of the Madrid region's annual economic output, with 2,100 shoots performed there in 2025, according to authorities.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
She made her case to the Jefferson County audience of mostly older, White voters in a city with a 43 percent Black population and a county that Trump won by 19 points in 2024.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
The JCI closed 0.94 percent higher on Wednesday, having sunk earlier in the week to its lowest level since late 2020.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
It is also well out in front when it comes to transforming raw tungsten into the industrial metal, accounting for some 86 percent, according to Ofremi, the French observatory of mineral resources for industrial sectors.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Plus, you can see all the cereal dust in the bottom, which makes any cereal 50 percent less appetizing.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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But we’ve had several percents on the mortgage rate in a short period of time,” said Diane Swonk, chief economist at KPMG.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2022
In Oklahoma, about 60 percents of patients are now from Texas.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2021
Audiences tend to agree: a full 91 percent of them liked “Wonder Woman,” according to Rotten Tomatoes, compared to 63 and 62 percents for “Batman v. Superman” and “Suicide Squad,” respectively.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2017
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"Fifty percent of them want him to, and 50 percent don't want him to. I try to play both 50 percents."
From Reuters ● Jan. 27, 2017
Wearing it in class when the teacher droned on about fractions and percents.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
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