figures

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And the figures were worse for maths, where only 75 trainee postgraduate teachers were recruited towards a target of 250.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Ed and my husband have voluminous conversations about obscure historical figures and the state of humanity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Fifty years after the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty as constitutionally permissible after a brief ban, these figures are a reminder that executions still play a role in American life.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

These followed a magnitude 6.9 quake days earlier that killed 76 people and destroyed or damaged 72,000 buildings in Cebu province in central Philippines, according to government figures.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

As for the figures who occupied the foreground of the work—well, yes, they were wolves, but they were happy, gentle wolves and featured a mama wolf tenderly playing with her cubs.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood