But stark statistics are now being used to make intimate statements through art and public advocacy.

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This is the art of pawing through financial statements looking for evidence that a company is imparting an artificially rosy glow to its results.

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The Marlins and Pirates have mastered the art of winning on the income statements and balance sheets while actually losing on the diamond.

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