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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Recent Examples of percentage
The highest percentages of fatalities involving motorcyclists not wearing helmets occurred in Weld and Pueblo counties.
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Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
In a small percentage of cases, dates of birth and the last four digits of Social Security numbers or Tax IDs were included.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Democrats hold an 8-percentage-point voter registration advantage in a district that spans parts of north Orange County and Los Angeles County.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
This is the Stars’ power-play percentage through five games — and that’s after coming up empty on their last three power plays in Game 5.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
In a small percentage of cases, dates of birth and the last four digits of Social Security numbers or Tax IDs were included.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Democrats hold an 8-percentage-point voter registration advantage in a district that spans parts of north Orange County and Los Angeles County.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
This is the Stars’ power-play percentage through five games — and that’s after coming up empty on their last three power plays in Game 5.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percentage
probability
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Personalized treatments could help the field move beyond symptom suppression and toward functional remission, optimizing the probability of therapeutic success and eventually evolving into improved prevention.—
Eric J. Nestler,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percentage. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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