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percent

[per-sent] / pərˈsɛnt /


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The tentative deal creates a new bonus pool for semiconductor employees worth 10.5 percent of operating profit, to be paid in stock.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

“More than 90 percent should wait till age 70.”

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

That means four out of 14 total social connections are with minority applicants, which comes out to less than 29 percent and thus a smaller total than actual population of minority applicants.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has recorded more than 60,000 civilian casualties since 2022, almost 90 percent of which were in areas controlled by Ukraine.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

More than 45 percent of women worked outside the home during the war, producing ammunition, building ships and airplanes, driving trains, and nursing the wounded.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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