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figures

  • plural of figure.
  • present tense form of figure (3rd person singular).

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According to figures from the Amboseli Trust for Elephants, which monitors the movements of the animals, there were more than 2,000 elephants in the Amboseli ecosystem as of 2025.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Racking up buckets of saves sent Billy Wagner and Trevor Hoffman to the Hall of Fame and turned flamethrowers like Mitch “Wild Thing” Williams and Eric “Game Over” Gagne into cult figures.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Based on these figures and the forward price-to-earnings ratios, investors might be staring at a bargain with Oracle.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

After follow-up meetings with civil society figures and others, Guterres was to host the pair for a private dinner in the evening.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

The figures, lit by the flame, were barely more than outlines and shadows, more skeletal than anything.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny