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When the researchers processed multiple simulations together using graphics processing units, the average calculation time for each simulation dropped to just a few milliseconds.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
The average purchase roughly matched the market over three months and a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
The average out-of-pocket cost for caregivers is a staggering $11,508, according to a new study from AARP.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
The average housemaid “had less fresh air than a factory worker,” according to Ms. Flanders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Third, the pools would have a higher than average number of low-doc or no-doc loans—that is, loans more likely to be fraudulent.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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The Fire Department says its response time averages just under eight minutes — nearly double the national standards set by the National Fire Protection Assn., an international nonprofit that creates and maintains fire safety standards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
Latigo Peak uses moving averages and other technical indicators to determine its criteria for selling stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
He averages a solid 42.69 in first-class cricket in the County Championship.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Spending per person averages are well above its casual-dining peers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Then Roy remembered that his father seemed to have a supernatural memory—for instance, he could still recite the batting averages of the entire starting lineup for the 1978 New York Yankees.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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Across 7.4 overs, Beardman averaged 86.5 mph – his quickest match on record.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
In his first full season at the club, in 2019-20, he averaged 72.4 successful passes per game, won possession 5.1 times and made 5.3 clearances.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
The Nasdaq has averaged a move of 1.93 percentage points, higher or lower, over the last 10 trading sessions, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
That team averaged 25.1 points per game as a 10-7 wild card.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
And also because we've averaged about two classes together every year since the sixth grade.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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The most familiar example is the flu shot: Effectiveness varies by season, usually averaging just around 40%.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
Having also scored a hat-trick off the bench against Fiji in July, Pollock is averaging a try every 22 minutes in the Nations Championship.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
The Hangzhou-based company announced last week it had sold one million units globally of its popular electric model, the Geely E2, averaging one car sold a minute over two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
It might be that the game has evolved to become more grueling, that teams are averaging more possessions per game, that possessions are shorter and that defenders are picking up ball-handlers sooner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
The Crane family had been averaging a move almost once a year ever since.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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