percentage
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A similar percentage reported feeling happy they had frozen their eggs, even if they had not returned to use them.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
A recent Bloomberg Economics study found that consumer prices increase nearly 2 percentage points in Indonesia and the Philippines after an El Niño-influenced drought.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The rise in long-term yields was milder, with the 10-year yield rising 0.05 percentage point.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Tongue's average pace across the series is actually higher than Archer, though Archer has bowled a higher percentage of his deliveries over 90mph.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
A third advantage of the Fertile Crescent flora is that it includes a high percentage of hermaphroditic “selfers”—that is, plants that usually pollinate themselves but that are occasionally cross-pollinated.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
In a few instances, it determined that single-digit percentages of my writing were either A.I.-generated or A.I.-assisted.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Colburn acknowledges that it might at first seem "a little ridiculous" that the researchers are aiming for losses that can be described by percentages over kilometers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Sanofi’s 2030 sales targets suggest consensus estimates could be upgraded by mid-single digit percentages, according to Bernstein.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Generally, an executor is paid — depending on the state — anywhere from 3% to 5% of the first $100,000, and then lower percentages on the remaining amount of the estate.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
They ask about the percentages and ratios of my blood.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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