statistic
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The data came from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s quarterly banking profile, and the statistic in question is unrealized losses on bank securities.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
The complicated way the statistic is calculated, and relatively small changes from year to year, can obscure the larger improvements in public health over time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
For all the bad publicity directed frequently at the Los Angeles Unified School District and City Section schools, let’s point out an impressive statistic from the opening week of the high school football season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 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
She has gone from welfare statistic in the early 1990s to credit card-carrying member of the middle class, a woman for whom there are now few statistics, so rare has her experience been.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
The Census Bureau reports residential housing statistics for August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
A lot of it now is AI music — just look at the statistics of how many songs are being released now compared to even like 10 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The $5,000 dividend stands in comparison to the roughly $65,000 the median full-time worker makes, based on Labor Department statistics for the second quarter and annualizing them.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
He ends it as the attack leader, with statistics that stack up alongside some of the all-time greats of the game.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Using both statistics and intuition, Elizebeth and William did exactly that.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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