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He hasn’t put forth a figure on how much the system would cost, and questions remain how it would work, given the vastly different ways that departments submit information about contracts and payments.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Lord Doyle, like Lord Mandelson, has a long history as an influential figure on the right of the Labour Party.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
It will feature several of Gehry’s animal-themed sculptures, including a rarely seen stainless steel bear figure, on loan from the artist’s family.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Putting a dollar figure on what the Argentina native has meant to the South Florida economy is tricky.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
What makes Hacking’s argument ‘dreadful’ is that he takes one figure on its own, and that figure is the first in a long succession of attempts to measure the speed of light.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
