staggering statistic
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstaggeringandstatistic
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staggering
adjective
uk/ˈstæɡ.ər.ɪŋ/us/ˈstæɡ.ɚ.ɪŋ/
very shocking ...
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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 ofstaggeringandstatisticfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The moststaggeringstatisticconcerns the number of children under 10 who have already entered the world of crime.
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Thatstaggeringstatisticshould be given to anyone who makes a fuss about defence spending and thinks that we do not economise enough.
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That is astaggeringstatisticbut does not include the cost of the redundancies that we are, in part, debating.
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In money terms—this is the moststaggeringstatistic—by 2050, spending will have risen from approximately £13 billion to £20 billion in today's prices.
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But if 389 have been damaged, that is astaggeringstatistic.
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That is astaggeringstatistic, which causes great concern to my constituents and throughout the country.
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That is astaggeringstatistic, and the situation is likely to be even worse now.
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That is astaggeringstatistic.
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That is quite astaggeringstatistic.
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Is that not astaggeringstatistic?
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Thisstaggeringstatisticenables us to bring forward ideas concerning how currents affect the distribution of species at different depths in the water column.
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