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percent

[per-sent] / pərˈsɛnt /


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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

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

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

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies




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