figures

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Larson maintains a permanent home in Florida and gets short-term rentals during her assignments but figures she still comes out ahead financially.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Amid calls for a national anti-bullying strategy, the Department for Education described the figures as "shocking" and said it was providing expert support.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Sonny Rollins, a sublime tenor saxophonist and one of the last iconic figures of the golden age of post-World War II jazz, died Monday at his home in Woodstock, N.Y.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

She has replaced key figures from Maduro’s old security establishment, reshuffled nearly half the cabinet and kept her powerful brother atop the legislature.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

The figures, lit by the flame, were barely more than outlines and shadows, more skeletal than anything.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny