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percent

[per-sent] / pərˈsɛnt /


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Rail accounted for only 0.3 percent of EU planet warming emissions from transport in 2022 compared to almost 12 percent for civil aviation.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Cross-border rail travel accounted for only about seven percent of the total in Europe because high-speed infrastructure was not always there, not due to ticketing issues, he said.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Each diet provided 14 percent of total energy from protein.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

According to a 2024 Pew Research study, 38 percent of U.S. teens reported spending too much time on their phone, and nearly half in the study said they were “online almost constantly.”

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Now Hubler’s traders were asked to imagine what would become of their bet if losses reached 10 percent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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