average
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According to Budget Your Trip, the average person who is not attending a wedding spends $19 per day on food.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The government is aiming to cut emissions by an average of 57% over the next five years and by 69% by 2035, when compared with 1990 levels.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
He said the “New York financial people” who came to see him were too optimistic about how the average American sees China and the average Chinese sees America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Tens of thousands of vehicles can enter the city during NFL games and concerts, and the city issues an average of 41 parking tickets per major event, according to city documents.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
“The average temperature of the world has gone up a little over one degree Celsius since the beginning of the industrial era in the 1800s,” Natalie told the crowd.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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