percentage
Example Sentences
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Over the next three years, the newcomers lagged behind the market by 25 percentage points.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
On a percentage basis, the June layoffs may fall most heavily on Local 500 of California School Employees Assn., whose members include clerical workers and library aides.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
If it went down by 80%, that would be a huge hit in both dollar and percentage terms.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
The study found, for instance, that caregiving increased the probability of divorce by 2.7 percentage points for men versus 2.0 percentage points for women.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
I had to have the higher free-throw percentage.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
Vocabulary lists containing percentage
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 3
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Perfect Ten: Dec, Cent, Mille
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The New SAT: The Language of the Test
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