figure
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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
It’s all very silly, but when it’s happening at a million miles an hour and you have to be formulating responses to it, I had to figure out a totally different relationship to the internet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
But with what seems like a Ripper copycat on the loose, everyone needs to put aside their preconceived notions and figure out what’s going on.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
In this case, Rossetti is a less controversial figure; he posts mainly about demons, not politics.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Though she wasn’t a welcome sight to me, I admit she cut a teacherish figure.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Vocabulary lists containing figure
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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