percentage
Example Sentences
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The S&P 500 rose 1.2%, putting it within 0.2 percentage point of a record, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.7%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
The acquisition put the stock on course for its second straight session of double-digit percentage gains.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
She will receive the higher of the two options available: her own retirement benefit or a percentage of yours.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
The UK's downgrade of half a percentage point is the largest of the world's advanced economies, with the UK now earmarked to have middling growth this year compared to its peers.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
He put aside my percentage and gave the rest to Pasqual when he came to work at night.
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing percentage
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 3
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Perfect Ten: Dec, Cent, Mille
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