figures
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Official figures put turnout at just 38% of registered voters, while the proportion of all eligible voters who cast a ballot was even lower.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Standard models can be priced in the six figures, but the top-performing and collectible models are valued in the tens of millions of dollars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Those relationships recovered after many Wall Street figures shunned the gathering in 2018 following the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
There’s a rich conversation about the efficacy of influential figures such as gangster Casper Holstein and writer Carl Van Vechten, who helped finance and support, respectively, members of the Harlem Renaissance and their work.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
There was a tugging at my sleeve, and I realized a woman was standing in the dark in front of me, four or five other people-shaped figures behind her.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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