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figure

[fig-yer, fig-er] / ˈfɪg yər, ˈfɪg ər /








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They are safety trained and can help figure out the cause.

From The Wall Street Journal

“They wanted to have a child from, well, a certain kind of man. They saw that kind of father figure as the right one.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He insisted that I make time to rest and bring him the car owner’s manual, so he could figure out why the check engine light had come on.

From Los Angeles Times

Even headline figures on rising labour participation in India can be misleading: more people "working" does not always mean better or more productive jobs.

From BBC

She tried to figure out who could have sold the story to the newspaper, but no-one knew that level of detail.

From BBC