hundredth
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The other is that, as long as fund companies are vying for every extra hundredth of a percentage point of return, investors will end up winners.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
“And he shot back, ‘Not bad for a tenth or hundredth try!’”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
Their slow pace is compensated by a high-speed weapon: a tongue that can accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in about one hundredth of a second.
From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025
It saw him cross the line one hundredth of a second ahead of Australian Lachlan Kennedy, who was initially shown as the winner on the big screen in Nanjing, China.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025
“It seemed like the thing to do. But Percy, is this really ... I mean, this story about the six hundredth floor?”
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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Number and Operations: Fractions
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