percentages

plural of percentage
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 No complex calculations needed—just stick to those percentages and adjust based on results. Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 The numbers on the vertical axis are decimal representations of percentages. Erik Sherman, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 Thirteen teams as a whole have higher 3-point percentages than the Magic’s best 3-point shooter. Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 The percentages step up each year until hitting 100% in 2035. Phillip Molnar, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025 These might be daily margin percentages, team performance metrics or progress on new strategies. Jim Becker, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 Diseases that once ran rampant, killing significant percentages of the population and permanently injuring significantly more, have been nearly eradicated from humanity. Big Think, 20 Feb. 2025 Challenge percentages were more likely later in the game. Ronald Blum, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025 Then again, looking at the high percentages of voters who expect these potential tariffs to affect both the price of certain items and their personal finances, many of these same voters may have been aware of the risks and voted for the current administration regardless of concerns. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025

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“Percentages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percentages. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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