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Currently, only a minority of homes in the UK have built-in air conditioning, with one survey - using data from 2023 and 2024 - putting the figure for England at 4.3%, external.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Hearing the futile spinning of tires, neighbors came out en masse to figure out how to solve the problem.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

But it doesn’t take two years to figure out that this is a bad idea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Richard Windsor, an independent analyst at Radio Free Mobile, said Alphabet’s earnings-per-share figure hinged largely on the “illusory security of a series of unrealized investment returns that will evaporate at the first hint of trouble.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026

A few moments after the maid leaves a new figure is approaching through the glass door—a boy several years younger than I am, thirteen or fourteen, pale and sallow-cheeked.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

More than 160,000 foreign nationals have departed South Africa over the past two months, according to an AFP tally based on figures from repatriating governments, in one of the country's largest recent migrant exoduses.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Similar figures are almost certainly heading to Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

According to Home Office figures, more than 13,000 arrivals have been recorded in 2026, which is 45% lower than this time in 2025 and down 18% on the same period in 2024.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

If Alphabet were excluded from second-quarter earnings figures overall, the S&P 500’s blended earnings growth rate — which combines actual results and expected results — would fall to 25.9%, from 37.9%, according to the report.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026

When I glanced back, I thought I could make out figures on the horizon, just to the right of the caravan settlement.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

So naturally he figured there would be more to come.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

Researchers have figured out how to develop hurricane warnings, tsunami warnings, even an earthquake early warning system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

A team that boasted a pair of English Premier League champions in Arsenal’s Martin Ødegaard and Manchester City’s Haaland had figured out precisely how to counter the Three Lions’ billion-dollar collection of talent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

"It's all actually sad because I think her instincts are generally OK, but by the time she figured out the right things to do, it was too late".

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Her first-floor séance parlor was luxurious: thick carpets, figured silk curtains, and rosewood armchairs.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The only stress you need right now is figuring out what show to watch while you enjoy your meal.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

Each day, there was a little flurry of figuring out who had come to watch.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

Most AI companies are still figuring out what they’re selling.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

Zann was back home in Truro, Nova Scotia, figuring out her next chapter when she received an email from a friend who said producers at Disney were looking to have her audition for a show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

“That’s Zeke,” she said, “always more thoughtful than anyone else. Always figuring out how to be.”

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness