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average

[av-er-ij, av-rij] / ˈæv ər ɪdʒ, ˈæv rɪdʒ /




VERB
obtain numerical mean
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On average, they occur every two to seven years.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Analysts expect its gross margin to rise about 40 basis points to 31% this year, as the company looks to reclaim a 10-year average of about 30.8%, according to our calculations of FactSet data.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Morgan analysts, it slashed its crude imports by 3.8 million barrels a day compared with year-ago levels — that’s roughly 74% of the remaining decline in global crude imports relative to the 2025 average.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

When introducing this regulation, the company said in a statement that tracks with fewer than 1,000 streams generated an average of only three cents per month.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

On average, Japan experiences about two thousand earthquakes that are strong enough to be felt every year.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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