as in probability
a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another
since most car thefts are never solved, there will always be greedy people ready to take advantage of this percentage
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An even higher percentage (about 90 percent) say that the use of artificial intelligence for wildlife identification violates fair-chase principles, and fully 90 percent say that drones violate fair-chase ethics and are opposed to their use in big-game hunting.
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Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
There is evidence that the disease is spread through waste from infected cows, and that badgers account for only a small percentage of the transmission.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
Between them, the Hawks lead the NBA in potential assists, according to NBA tracking data, and only two teams have a higher percentage of passes turn into dimes.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
While this gross page count will include a small percentage of blank and skipped pages that will be subtracted in the National Archives’ final tally, the overall picture remains unchanged.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
There is evidence that the disease is spread through waste from infected cows, and that badgers account for only a small percentage of the transmission.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
Between them, the Hawks lead the NBA in potential assists, according to NBA tracking data, and only two teams have a higher percentage of passes turn into dimes.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
While this gross page count will include a small percentage of blank and skipped pages that will be subtracted in the National Archives’ final tally, the overall picture remains unchanged.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percentage. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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