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Hearing the futile spinning of tires, neighbors came out en masse to figure out how to solve the problem.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

But it doesn’t take two years to figure out that this is a bad idea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Richard Windsor, an independent analyst at Radio Free Mobile, said Alphabet’s earnings-per-share figure hinged largely on the “illusory security of a series of unrealized investment returns that will evaporate at the first hint of trouble.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026

The first day used to be so chaotic and humorous in the old days, with players not knowing how to put on helmets let alone figure out shoulder pads and struggling in line drills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

There was no clothing on the figure; I could see each ivory rib, and the outline of the teeth through the parchment cheeks.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

More than 160,000 foreign nationals have departed South Africa over the past two months, according to an AFP tally based on figures from repatriating governments, in one of the country's largest recent migrant exoduses.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Similar figures are almost certainly heading to Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Phoenix made a shaky start in their reply as Josh Tongue removed Will Smeed and Rehan Ahmed in consecutive balls on his way to figures of 2-21.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

If Alphabet were excluded from second-quarter earnings figures overall, the S&P 500’s blended earnings growth rate — which combines actual results and expected results — would fall to 25.9%, from 37.9%, according to the report.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026

Even through a coat of grime the slapdash quality of the paintings was evident, with their stiff, awkwardly posed figures and dizzying parade of symbols.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

“We just kind of figured we might have to go out and just release this ourselves. Let’s just do the best job we can, and be happy with what we put out,” Linton said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Years ago I figured out that on Wall Street, all you have is your reputation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

There’s not as much pressure to have it all figured out by 40 if you know you’ve got another 40 good years to go.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

"It's all actually sad because I think her instincts are generally OK, but by the time she figured out the right things to do, it was too late".

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

As if she figured maybe I’d come out to the treehouse at some point, but she doesn’t really care.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

“We’re figuring out a bunch of solutions like this to maintain performance or improve performance and get much better cost.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

The only stress you need right now is figuring out what show to watch while you enjoy your meal.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

Each day, there was a little flurry of figuring out who had come to watch.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

I feel like, especially when she was on “Lizzie McGuire,” she was figuring out who she was, but was open to being her authentic self.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Humans are not very good at figuring out technical things, like how to fix a broken lock.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney