percentage
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It is understood that Healey told the prime minister that what amounted to a percentage increase of 0.08% would not be enough to keep the country safe.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The team was also 28th in power-play percentage at 17%.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Refinery runs were forecast to have risen by one tenth of a percentage point in the Journal survey.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
A retiree who claimed at 62 with a permanently reduced check then takes the same percentage cut on the smaller base.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
What percentage of the lifetime of a planet is marked by a technical civilization?
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing percentage
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 3
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