statistic
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Come Sunday, though, the most crucial statistic could be in the points column.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The second most insignificant statistic might be a team’s record after Game 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
“A statistic like that is genuinely concerning,” Mark Stancato, a financial adviser based in Decatur, Ga., told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
My mom was having a difficult time talking about Deborah as if she were a statistic.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
It gets to the point where it’s impossible to accurately assess the value of official-sounding statistics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
It responded, “Honestly, yes,” followed by some hallucinated statistics that it took back after I challenged them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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 statistics vary wildly, from thirty to three hundred.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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