percentage
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That percentage difference was 14.7% lower for those ages 50 to 54.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The PC also lost a large percentage of the skin from his back after landing on the road and is on a waiting list for ankle ligament reconstruction.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
"We don't yet have the full election result but it's obvious that we've lost a few percentage points compared with our result four years ago," party leader Jimmie Akesson said on election night.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Yes, the same percentage as those that oppose data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
When I asked Doreen about this she said the tipping percentage might well have risen from ten to fifteen per cent since she was last in New York.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
As win percentages flashed up on screen, and sparklers lit up the dark backdrop as athletes posed with their trophies, athletics attempted to take its first steps in a brand new direction.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
To get annual figures, Bending Spoons said it averaged four quarterly percentages, a method that can smooth out big swings in churn, rather than dividing one full-year revenue number by another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Likewise, double-check that percentages across all named beneficiaries add up to 100%, a common source of errors.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
In a few instances, it determined that single-digit percentages of my writing were either A.I.-generated or A.I.-assisted.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Through one of the big canneries he had made a deal to pay for The Nereid with percentages of each catch, and he was anxious to get it paid off.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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