statistic
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Perhaps the most sobering statistic in this documentary is that there are eight million adults in the UK who struggle with even basic levels of literacy.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
“The most important statistic, the one that I am most proud of, is zero,” Keeler said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
That’s the highest number since FactSet first started tracking the statistic some 20 years ago, the report said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
If it were possible to buy a share of Market A.M.’s future revenue then that’s the sort of statistic a smart investment banker might mention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Scared of becoming a statistic who gets struck by lightning.”
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
Despite answering his critics with those standout statistics, the impact of his playing style on the dynamic of the team continues to come under scrutiny.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Roughly eight percent of Austria's nine million residents are Muslim, according to 2021 government statistics.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Industrial production fell 0.5% from the previous month, following a downwardly revised 0.3% decline in July, the statistics agency Eurostat said Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The most recent statistics from the Office of National Statistics for England and Wales showed the West Midlands force area remained second only to the Met for the total number of discharges.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Churchill By the end of his career, the story of Churchill’s oratory—as set out in David Cannadine’s introduction to a collection of Churchill’s speeches1—can be told in statistics and lists.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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