figure

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Put another way, should the funds value their investments in other funds based on what those funds’ managers say they’re worth, a figure known as the net asset value, or NAV?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"It is a tricky endeavour to try to figure out how long wars will last," Min said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Unemployment rates have remained relatively steady in the United States -- but the figure has hidden churn under the surface, analysts warn, as weak jobs growth has been matched by a drop in labor supply.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“Being a public figure, I’ve always sold,” explains Wilkinson.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Moose are large, and essentially insane with an almost pathological hatred of the dogs, the sled, the musher, trees, trains, cars, and everything else as near as I can figure.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen