as in probabilities
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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Recent Examples of percentages
The 2021 law eliminated the 400% requirement and lowered those income percentages significantly.
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Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The market has become a competition of numbers, THC percentages climbing like stock tickers, potency sold as prestige.
—Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
This map of per-county kindergartner vaccination percentages in Utah and Arizona shows that all but two counties have percentages below the 95% level needed for herd immunity, with nine counties having percentages lower than 85%.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Participants are asked to create their models in Excel and they’re also expected to follow industry norms for formatting the models, including for areas like margin sizes and italicizing percentages.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Also on the chart is FCF margin percentages of 40% and above for the foreseeable future.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Memphis Mayor Paul Young, defended the city, noting crime has fallen by double-digit percentages since last year, but acknowledged the situation is different from efforts to fight the federalization of troops in Portland or Chicago, CNN affiliate WMC reported.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Ellis adds that individual values or family guidelines on spending and saving can also impact percentages, as well.
—Yolande Clark-Jackson, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
But with percentages so volatile this early in the season, the influence of sheer randomness should not be understated.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The market has become a competition of numbers, THC percentages climbing like stock tickers, potency sold as prestige.
—Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
This map of per-county kindergartner vaccination percentages in Utah and Arizona shows that all but two counties have percentages below the 95% level needed for herd immunity, with nine counties having percentages lower than 85%.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Participants are asked to create their models in Excel and they’re also expected to follow industry norms for formatting the models, including for areas like margin sizes and italicizing percentages.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Also on the chart is FCF margin percentages of 40% and above for the foreseeable future.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Memphis Mayor Paul Young, defended the city, noting crime has fallen by double-digit percentages since last year, but acknowledged the situation is different from efforts to fight the federalization of troops in Portland or Chicago, CNN affiliate WMC reported.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Ellis adds that individual values or family guidelines on spending and saving can also impact percentages, as well.
—Yolande Clark-Jackson, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
But with percentages so volatile this early in the season, the influence of sheer randomness should not be understated.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percentages
probabilities
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The 37% rule The mathematical question for Macy (or our would-be dater looking for love) concerns maximizing probabilities.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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Playoff probabilities swing pretty significantly from 4-3 to 3-4.—
Andy Behrens,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Percentages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percentages. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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