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figure

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








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By the time she retired in 2022 at 100, she was a national figure, noted for her age and sought out for interviews.

From Los Angeles Times

My two younger brothers and I spent that year, 2024, figuring out how to do things without having our mother there to guide and help us.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Epstein Files Transparency Act also directs the department not to redact images or references to prominent or political figures, and to provide an explanation for each and every redaction in writing.

From Los Angeles Times

The results are the latest reflection of workers’ individual sentiment decoupling from broader economic figures.

From MarketWatch

These figures generate a puzzle: As the number of college-educated women exceeds that of college-educated men by a widening margin, one would predict a downward trend in marriage for these women.

From The Wall Street Journal