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Botelho said Lula will attempt to rally those who cast blank votes, and the 33 million who abstained -- representing 21 percent of registered voters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Opinion polls show neither candidate is likely to reach more than the 50 percent threshold required to win in the first round on Sunday, putting them neck-and-neck in an October 25 runoff.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Ninety-three percent of other beneficiaries will have access to at least one plan that costs less than $6 a month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
According to the researchers, that represents a 28 percent increase compared with previous studies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
Science shows that 95 percent of the human population has natural immunity to Hansen’s disease.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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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
Based on your gut feeling, do you believe the percents accurately reflect the U.S. population for those individuals born since 1971?
From Textbooks ● Mar. 27, 2020
Audiences tend to agree: a full 91 percent of them liked “Wonder Woman,” according to Rotten Tomatoes, compared to 63 and 62 percents for “Batman v. Superman” and “Suicide Squad,” respectively.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2017
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Wearing it in class when the teacher droned on about fractions and percents.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
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