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percent

[per-sent] / pərˈsɛnt /


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Ninety percent of those particles were small enough to qualify as nanoplastics, which are small enough to cross the blood-brain barrier and be absorbed into human cells.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Eighty percent of the people they asked agreed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Of the 69,000 students who applied last year, almost 80 percent were from out-of-state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Overall, government revenues climbed by three percent to $5.40 trillion in the latest fiscal year, which ended September 30.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Almost 180,000 Black men would fight with the Union Army, eventually making up 10 percent of its force.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

“They are not accurate enough. I’m moving not well enough, so everything in my game, there are some percents missing. I don’t really know why.”

From New York Times ● May 30, 2021

Audiences tend to agree: a full 91 percent of them liked “Wonder Woman,” according to Rotten Tomatoes, compared to 63 and 62 percents for “Batman v. Superman” and “Suicide Squad,” respectively.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2017

"Fifty percent of them want him to, and 50 percent don't want him to. I try to play both 50 percents."

From Reuters ● Jan. 27, 2017

Market yields range from the low to mid-6 percents.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2016

Wearing it in class when the teacher droned on about fractions and percents.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies


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