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The country accounted for 85 percent of the world's humanoid installations last year, according to Barclays bank.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
“In June, 34 percent of the comments were positive and 66 percent negative, with a 1-to-1.9 ratio of positive to negative sentiment,” said Susan Spence, chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
What the court said, instead, is that more than 90 percent of Americans today own a smartphone.
From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026
He said his client was in the bottom one percent of IQs for his age.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
“Would you say that five percent is a probability or a possibility?” asked Eisman.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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