figure in
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Include, add in. For example, Did you figure in the travel expense?
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Play a part in, as in His speaking ability definitely figured in his being chosen for the lead , or Their reduced income figures in all their recent decisions .
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Billy Evans, the hotel heir and father of Elizabeth Holmes’ two children, has become a central figure in Nathan Fielder’s documentary ‘You Can See Everything.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
As strange, inexplicable happenings begin to disrupt the recording session—a mysteriously opening door, a sudden appearance of a menacing masked figure in the booth—Lucas begins to lose his emotional equilibrium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Shakur was a key figure in a hip-hop rivalry pitting the US East Coast against the West Coast.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Willa, who works in tech sales, has talked to her boyfriend about not earning very much herself but hasn't asked him for a figure in return.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
I quickly smiled—to show her that this was a non-hostile figure in the tuxedo in the twilight on the other side of the glass—but it did no good.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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