percentage
Example Sentences
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The consensus call is for a 3.4% jump from a year earlier, a full percentage point more than in February.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
A rising pension age also led to employment rates among affected age groups increasing by 10 percentage points, driven primarily by workers staying in their jobs for longer.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
That was 1 percentage point higher than in 2024.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
For a factory working a large apartment project, those fewer percentage points might add up to a quarter million dollars or more.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
What is completely missed in the rare public debates today about the plight of African Americans is that a huge percentage of them are not free to move up at all.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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