figures

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From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Seen from below, the table’s ebonized-birch legs also suggest, by turns, two figures kissing, ancient post-and-lintel architecture, an undulating serpent and a recumbent figure by Henry Moore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Likewise, viewers will not be startled when Marina eventually discovers painful secrets about her mom and dad that cause her to reconsider those phantom figures.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Here AFP looks at the Iranian system's key figures, whose presence at the funeral ceremonies for Ali Khamenei starting Saturday will be closely watched.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

He checked his figures, frowning, and checked them again.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong