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The company disclosed the figure in a blog post Thursday outlining its water-efficiency efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

When Turner was suspended, he was instructed by a senior figure in the church not to attend a youth trip to the US.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The idea was that "this family's life and their happiness is fully built on Max Cady's suffering. He's not an incidental, forgotten figure in their past," Antosca said.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

A well-known figure in the news in Rio, Moscatelli calls the capybaras by human names to sensitize humans to them.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

When I do, I make out Camel’s figure in the corner, huddled on a pile of feed sacks.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen