percentage
Example Sentences
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"One thing I would never do is question the dedication of a fair percentage of the Bigfooters."
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The 10-year Treasury yield increased 0.032 percentage point to 4.344% on Friday amid oil price and labor market volatility.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
That was 1 percentage point higher than in 2024.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
But it has remained in a tight range of 3 to 5 percentage points.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Those were some of the advantages that the Fertile Crescent’s flora afforded the first farmers: it included an unusually high percentage of wild plants suitable for domestication.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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