statistic
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Perhaps that’s another statistic we should have — how long can you be touring before you get to play the Hollywood Bowl as a headliner?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The 'xG' - expected goals - statistic suggests Spurs should have scored three or four goals this season, but their non-penalty xG per shot this season is just 0.066.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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
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
“Scared of becoming a statistic who gets struck by lightning.”
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
The Census Bureau reports residential housing statistics for August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Blythe’s population of 18,000 in 2022 had fallen to 17,400 by 2024, the last year for which census statistics are available.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Robinson has ruled England's summer, taking his 28 wickets at an average of 9.32; the sort of statistics in keeping with Test cricket from before World War I.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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 was fond of Cuba, not, I thought, for its political system or ideology, but mainly because of its remarkable health statistics.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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