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By comparison, Pluto's average orbital distance is about 40 au.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
Buckingham selected 14 dividend stocks with an average yield of 4.24%, which he called “fairly decent,” especially when the main focus of his selection criteria is long-term growth potential.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Note: Average January–March snowfall for moderate and strong El Niño winters from 1980 to 2020 compared with average snowfall for 1991 to 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
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
Today, the global average is only 1.5 per cent, taking war and crime together.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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Per 90 minutes this season in the Premier League, he averages 60.7 successful passes per game, wins possession 3.5 times and makes 7.1 clearances.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Sam Farmer’s pick: The law of averages says the Chargers are going to win a game at some point, and their defense has played well for long stretches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
Forget four goals in three minutes—Winnipeg averages just 2.44 goals per game this season, the third-lowest mark in the league.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
The organization updates its out-of-pocket cost averages every five years.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Sometimes a reliance on averages can have more serious consequences than misshapen cubes.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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At United in 2025-26, she averaged 3.4 shots and 6.2 touches in the opposition penalty area per 90 minutes.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
Across 7.4 overs, Beardman averaged 86.5 mph – his quickest match on record.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
USC’s rushing game was held to -18 yards, while the offense averaged 3.2 yards per play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s crude exports averaged around 7 million barrels a day in October, slightly down from 7.2 million in September but still above the kingdom’s 2025 average of 6.2 million, according to data from Kpler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
He averaged 38.3 miles a day, with ten or eleven hours of running.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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He was averaging 25.3 points on 50.8% shooting from the field, 3.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
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
A year earlier, however, these students did even worse, averaging just 4.1 on their fifth- grade tests.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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