figures

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According to figures obtained by the BBC last year, the amount of money lost to romance fraud cases reported to Action Fraud went above £92m in 2024, up from £82m the year before.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“The ball was moving, we had balanced scoring, five players in double figures, that’s how we want to play,” coach Lynne Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The recent string of payroll figures will complicate his ambitions, and the bond market’s reaction will likely test his dovish resolve.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The data follow U.S. figures for May that showed much stronger jobs growth than expected, leaving the prospect of a rate cut—which had looked strong prior to the start of the U.S.-Iran war—increasingly unlikely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It was then that I saw several tiny figures flying in and out of my field of vision over the barn.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall