statistic
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Both sides' refusal to apply pressure when the opposition attempted to tease them out is best illustrated by a statistic that looks to quantify how intensely a team presses.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Consider a statistic known as the “R-squared,” which measures the degree to which a given stock-market indicator is able to predict or explain the market’s future return.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
The vanishing summer job is two experiences buried in one statistic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
At first blush, his lifetime Wins Above Replacement of 0.3 would indicate that he’s little better than the fictional minor league “replacement player” to which MLB players are compared in calculating the statistic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
He was just another number, another statistic, someone that no one knew.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
Official statistics are lacking, but media in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have reported an increasing number of victims.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Consumer prices in June were up 88.6% from a year earlier, according to official statistics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Sports are ideal for new video and communication technologies, as athletic performance is measured by statistics, and that data can be tabulated, synthesized and repurposed for viewers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Bellingham's personal statistics, apart from his two goals, in the win against Norway were a compelling indicator of his influence.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
SABIO, MARIA: Provide statistics on how many people were hit by cars in Red Knot, Delaware, from January 1, 1990, to December 31, 1999.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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