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Ahead of the speech, the paper highlights ongoing questions around reforming the triple lock, under which pensions rise each year by the highest of inflation, average earnings or 2.5%.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Every month this calendar year has seen the average mean CET above average.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The changes come as America’s drivers are squeezed by high gasoline costs and soaring new-car prices, which now top $50,000 on average.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
By June, Shein had an average of 128 million monthly users in the European Union, a decrease of about 28 million from the end of last year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
On an average night, one need engage in only a few minutes of channel surfing during prime-time hours to stumble across images of gangsta culture on television.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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If inflation averages 2% a year over the next 30 years, consumer prices will rise 81%.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
The historical averages are calculated over a 30-year period from 1991-2020, which matches the standard period used by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The averages were 519 for white students and 518 for Asian students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The agency said most production and trade flows may not return to preconflict averages until the second quarter of 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“But averages aren’t real,” objected Milo; “they’re just imaginary.”
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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The rushing attack wasn’t much better, as the Trojans averaged a mere 3.6 yards per rush.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
The Ducks will also be without forward Troy Terry, who averaged 24 goals over the past five seasons, until well into the winter as he recovers from hip surgery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
To calculate the number of days above the heatwave threshold, we first averaged the daily maximum temperature for each grid cell with its nearest grid cells on every day.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
With Australia 2-0 up in the series, Wood averaged 90.4mph on day one and transformed the series in an electric spell of pace bowling, famously dismissing Australia opener Usman Khawaja.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
According to one modern reconstruction, Dawnland diets at the time averaged about 2,500 calories a day, better than those usual in famine-racked Europe.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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This dynamic can partly be explained by Fabian Hurzeler's Brighton wanting to dominate the ball - with only Manchester City averaging more possession than the Seagulls this season - which played into Chelsea's hands.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Ogwumike was rookie of the year after averaging 14 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Still, the trimmed mean and weighted median measures of underlying inflation preferred by the Bank of Canada were unchanged, averaging 1.95% annually.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The benefit is fairly modest, averaging about $9,000 per child annually, in a country where childcare costs can exceed $30,000 a year.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
He kept careful track of the registration tallies: They were averaging an impressive seven thousand a week in midsummer but were still falling short of the goal.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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