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statistic

[stuh-tis-tik] / stəˈtɪs tɪk /




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It's a remarkable statistic for a country which is so engrained in the sport, and it certainly resonates with his compatriots.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

A close look at where all the spending is coming from, however, also reveals fractures in the economy that a broad statistic like GDP cannot.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Perhaps the most sobering statistic in this documentary is that there are eight million adults in the UK who struggle with even basic levels of literacy.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

That’s a sobering statistic for the Chargers, Houston Texans and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, all winless so far.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Roughly half of the people in state prisons are classified as violent offenders, but that statistic can easily be misinterpreted.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Meanwhile, China’s nonmanufacturing PMI, which covers both service and construction activity, declined to 49.7 in October, compared with 50.2 in September, the statistics bureau said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

We conclude from our findings that snake envenoming is a public health crisis on a far greater scale than official statistics have shown.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Met Office provisional statistics for October show that the UK received above average rainfall.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

As a result, their cases are never captured in national health statistics.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Variations of it account for some of the “grass is always greener” mentality that frequently accompanies the release of statistics on income.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos


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