frightening statistic

collocation in English

meaningsoffrighteningandstatistic

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frightening
adjective
uk
/ˈfraɪ.tən.ɪŋ/us
/ˈfraɪ.tən.ɪŋ/
making you ...
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statistic
noun
uk
/stəˈtɪs.tɪk/us
/stəˈtɪs.tɪk/
information based on a study of the number of times something happens or is present, or other ...
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(Definition offrighteningandstatisticfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That is afrighteningstatisticand a clear demonstration that the matter must be addressed more urgently.
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The lives of 22 young children have been lost in 28 weeks, and that is afrighteningstatistic.
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I always find it afrighteningstatisticthat people spend on average 23 hours a week in front of their television screen.
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It is afrighteningstatisticthat there are 150,000 acres of derelict land in our cities.
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We need look no further for the explanation of anotherfrighteningstatistic, mentioned earlier.
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That is afrighteningstatisticand state of affairs.
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If we put that into the context of the fact that there are only 102 people employed, it becomes a trulyfrighteningstatistic.
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That is a chilling andfrighteningstatisticthat we should do something to correct.
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That is thefrighteningstatistic.
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That is afrighteningstatistic.
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This is afrighteningstatistic.
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That is a prettyfrighteningstatistic.
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That is afrighteningstatistic.
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