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percent

[per-sent] / pərˈsɛnt /


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Four percent of those polled were wholly undecided.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The first round of voting on April 12 featured a record 35 candidates vying for the presidency, with Fujimori ultimately gaining 17.1 percent of the vote, while runner-up Pedro Sanchez captured 12 percent.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Rabbits, Benitez explained while looking through binoculars from his moving truck, account for around 90 percent of the lynx diet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

“I’m gonna bet on myself a thousand percent of the time,” Harris said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Harvests brought up from the deep by the haenyeo accounted for 60 percent of Jeju’s total revenue from its fisheries, and haenyeo women became the main revenue-earners in their families.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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