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figure

[fig-yer, fig-er] / ˈfɪg yər, ˈfɪg ər /








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"And we said, hey, that's the stuff we typically use. Theoretically, this should work. Let's go figure out how."

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Like Rangnick, Kleitsch had been an instrumental figure in the shift to zonal marking, and he was also credited with making Stuttgart into a conveyor belt of world-class youth talent.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“We wanted to figure out how we can solve problems for customers and restore competition to the market,” Horton says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal had expected a $56.1 billion figure.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“We’ll figure this out. We will find where you belong.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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