statistics

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You won’t find that export in economic statistics, but it drives demand for our technology, medical practices and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Thompson wants to ensure the victims of Aberfan are remembered as individuals not statistics.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Along with the MVP candidate’s statistics in the offensive category, how about including the collective statistics of the opponents they are primarily assigned to guard?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Last year, it ranked eighth worldwide in terms of copper extraction volume, behind global giants such as BHP Group, Glencore Plc and Rio Tinto, according to industry statistics.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

One reason so many people have a false impression of the economic well-being of African Americans, as a group, is that poverty and unemployment statistics do not include people who are behind bars.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander