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[per-sent] / pərˈsɛnt /


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The winter rapeseed crop was "hit hardest, with a 20 percent drop in yield", Rukwied noted, adding that pests took a toll in addition to the drought and heat.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Fifty-four percent of registered voters in a recent Washington Post-Ipsos poll said they wouldn’t even consider voting for such a candidate, including 54% of independents and 20% of Democrats.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

I forget if the story came up as 5 percent A.I.-assisted, 9 percent, or whatever.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

In the organization’s surveys, about 70 percent of parents cite experiencing financial strain, with little relief in sight.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

“It was one hundred percent Leonard Gibson. You understand?”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

In Oklahoma, about 60 percents of patients are now from Texas.

From New York Times Dec. 10, 2021

But if you’re willing to pile enough of those 2 percents together over 20 years, they can turn into seven diamond rings.

From Washington Post Nov. 12, 2021

"Fifty percent of them want him to, and 50 percent don't want him to. I try to play both 50 percents."

From Reuters Jan. 27, 2017

And when you add up all those weeks he’s had to re-do the loan, the yearly interest rate could add up to hundreds of percents.

From Washington Times Jun. 7, 2016

Wearing it in class when the teacher droned on about fractions and percents.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies




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