hundredth

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Investors benefit from fund companies competing for every hundredth of a percentage point, but should consider tax implications before switching funds for small gains.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

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

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

Hollywood Burbank Airport also nudged out its previous rainfall total record by a hundredth of an inch, receiving 0.94 inches over the last three days, compared with 0.93 inches in 1986.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

And as he watched Esther wipe the ice cream off Barbarossa's mouth he asked himself for the hundredth time where Scipio was.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke