average

One astronomical unit represents the average distance separating Earth and the Sun.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

They know and care more about budgets and deficits than, say, the average American.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

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 person lived many months without seeing or hearing a human from outside of her own band, and she encountered throughout her life no more than a few hundred humans.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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

Latigo Peak uses moving averages and other technical indicators to determine its criteria for selling stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 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

He averages a solid 42.69 in first-class cricket in the County Championship.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

“I received an email from your math teacher. Ms. Finch said that she graded those unit exams. She listed the class averages for each period.”

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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

Did you know: Pochettino averaged 1.89 points per game during his spell at Tottenham, the best ratio of any Spurs manager to have taken charge of 25 or more Premier League games.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

That team averaged 25.1 points per game as a 10-7 wild card.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

No one has averaged 40 points over a season since the legendary center in 1963.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

The students in classroom A averaged 5.8 on their sixth- grade tests, which is a full grade level below where they should be.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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

Remember what happened last season, after Doncic set the league on fire in March, averaging 37.5 points per game as the Lakers went 15-2 and announced themselves as challengers?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

He was only a freshman, too, but he was averaging twenty-five points a game.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie