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Discover LudwigThe phrase "figure by" is correct and can be used in written English
It is typically used to indicate that a calculation or estimation was made to obtain a certain number or result. Some examples of when to use it are: - The total cost of the project is figured by multiplying the hourly rate by the number of hours worked. - The estimated number of attendees was figured by calculating the average attendance from previous years. - We figured by factoring in inflation, the total budget would increase by 10%. Example sentence: The price of the new car was figured by adding the base price to the cost of all the additional features.
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That last figure, by publishing standards, is phenomenal.
Malcolm Turnbull alone exceeds that figure by 10,000.
Mayor George Ferguson aims to double that figure by 2020.
But it achieved that figure by excluding yellow "don't knows".
They must have come to recognize his sickly figure by now.
One Anonymous figure, by the name of "Jackal", says: "This is a new way to protest.
"But this time round, you can multiply that figure by 20," said Brussels mayor, Yvan Mayeur.
After last week's standoff, the White House agreed to increase the earmarked figure by $2 billion.
The team's payroll must be under that figure by midnight tonight.
What happens if Van Gaal has become an unpopular figure by the time he departs?
The source of that last figure, by the way, was U.S. News & World Report.
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