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WSJ | Buy Side: Read our guide to the best high-yield savings accounts to find interest rates that beat the national average.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Pacific has been unusually active this season, according to National Weather Service lead forecaster Bob Oravec, with storm activity running above average during what is already the peak of hurricane season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Between 1 October and 31 December 2026, average standing charges for direct debit customers will be 54.83p a day for electricity and 29.68p a day for gas.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
However, KeyBanc analysts led by Brandon Nispel said in a recent report that Starlink’s monthly average users in August declined 17% relative to a year earlier.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Within a couple weeks, the class quiz average had risen to 97 percent.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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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
Its notice said admitted Black and Latino applicants had lower averages on those measures than both admitted and rejected white and Asian applicants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
At this juncture, however, the 20- and 50-day simple moving averages continue to trend upward, supporting the bullish technical setup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Environment Agency predicts that if rainfall averages through the autumn and winter months, most of England will be in recovery from drought or will have returned to normal conditions by spring 2026.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Their grade point averages counted only for bragging rights.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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Demand over the past six months has averaged 5.8 million barrels a day below February.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
Despite bowling quickly on occasions, Wood averaged 41.73 with the ball across his first 12 Tests.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The rainfall is the total amount of rain for the month or season, averaged across the selection of grid cells.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
On offense they averaged 364 yards a game, and they had the leading rusher in the district in Dwane Roberts.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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In 2025, the Bruins recorded their worst home attendance at the Rose Bowl since the team moved there in 1982, averaging 37,282 spectators per game — far below the stadium’s capacity of 92,542.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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
Regular gasoline prices are averaging about $4.10 a gallon nationally, according to AAA, compared with $3.19 at this time last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The two were almost identical for runs in behind, Jackson averaging 13 per 90 and Watkins 12.7, although the Englishman made slightly more runs which finished inside the penalty area.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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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