statistic
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Changes in the statistic from year to year reflect changes in public health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Bessent, in other words, picked the one statistic that told a happy story and built a press appearance around it, while the broader data he was being asked about pointed the other way.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
Deep in the data sheets published last month with the 2026 homeless count was a surprising statistic about change in Skid Row.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Sosnick is cautious about using the statistic to call a market top or turning point.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Roughly half of the people in state prisons are classified as violent offenders, but that statistic can easily be misinterpreted.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
South Africa's economy shrank in the second quarter of 2026, snapping a nearly two-year growth streak as the war in Iran weighed on domestic demand, the national statistics agency said Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Exports declined 0.8% on month in July to 138.2 billion euros, or $160.62 billion, Germany’s statistics agency said Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
She said that after decades of economic growth, the latest statistics released by government showed the economy had declined by 7.4% in the two years to March 2024.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
At the same time, it provides less care to Medi-Cal patients than its sister university health systems: UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC San Francisco and UC Davis, according to university statistics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Beyond the statistics, Gaines also thought they would never find a player who was more dedicated or disciplined.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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