wpdb::esc_like() WordPress Method

$wild = '%';
$find = 'only 43% of planets';
$like = $wild . $wpdb->esc_like( $find ) . $wild;
$sql  = $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT * FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_content LIKE %s", $like );
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wp-admin/includes/template.php:meta_form()	Prints the form in the Custom Fields meta box.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ms-sites-list-table.php:WP_MS_Sites_List_Table::prepare_items()	Prepares the list of sites for display.
wp-includes/class-wp-query.php:WP_Query::parse_search()	Generates SQL for the WHERE clause based on passed search terms.
wp-includes/class-wp-query.php:WP_Query::parse_search_order()	Generates SQL for the ORDER BY condition based on passed search terms.
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wp-includes/canonical.php:redirect_guess_404_permalink()	Attempts to guess the correct URL for a 404 request based on query vars.
wp-includes/bookmark.php:get_bookmarks()	Retrieves the list of bookmarks
wp-includes/ms-load.php:ms_not_installed()	Displays a failure message.
wp-includes/class-wp-comment-query.php:WP_Comment_Query::get_search_sql()	Used internally to generate an SQL string for searching across multiple columns.