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The figure cannot be read as meaning El Ninos themselves are 36 percent stronger, because it measures the variability of the whole ocean-atmosphere system, in both the warm and cool directions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Jay Katzeff, the president of Canadian rental and real-estate company Cottage Vacations, said he has seen a 110 percent bump in the number of reservations next summer compared to this time last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Together, these challenges help explain why the five-year survival rate is only about 7 percent.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Ninety-four percent of Compass’s listings that start off as private eventually end up on the Multiple-Listing Service, according to Compass, and then, in theory, they end up on Zillow.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
“What if there are creatures in the waters? The sphinxes said they’re afraid, and angry, and hungry—” Her face was set: she looked seventy percent jaw.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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“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
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"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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