figure in

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The equivalent figure in the UK is 15.1%.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

At 6-foot-7, Jim Justice, 75, was a larger-than-life figure in West Virginia long before becoming governor and then senator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The idea was that "this family's life and their happiness is fully built on Max Cady's suffering. He's not an incidental, forgotten figure in their past," Antosca said.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

A well-known figure in the news in Rio, Moscatelli calls the capybaras by human names to sensitize humans to them.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

In order to get the things I want, it helps me to pretend I'm a figure in a daytime drama, a schemer.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris