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"And we said, hey, that's the stuff we typically use. Theoretically, this should work. Let's go figure out how."
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
This at least is a possible reason for Epstein wanting to know someone like Gates - who, while not a politician, is a global figure with significant networks and influence.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
But he also explores, in depth, the complexities of the band’s central figure, Maurice White.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
A palpably animated black-and-white, full-stage photo from 1935—of Graham in her 1931 “Primitive Mysteries” as its ritualistic Virgin figure surrounded by celebrants—resonates with life in comparison to the studio-posed photos in the exhibit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
And then, in the distance, the figure in silhouette has descended the ladder and is packing up his toolbox.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing figure
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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