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The equivalent figure in the UK is 15.1%.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 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
Eager to learn more, I attended a workshop led by the Dutch-born psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk, a leading figure in trauma research whose 2014 book, The Body Keeps the Score, was a bestseller.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
“I am the master of this place!” said the figure, in words so ancient and guttural that they were scarcely words at all.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
