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Wood quotes a Brookings Institution paper, published recently, that predicted AI capex would average 3.63% of GDP between 2025 and 2032.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
The annual contraction is forecast to ease to 2.7 million barrels a day in the fourth quarter, from an average decline of 4.4 million barrels a day in the second and third quarters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
A reasonable worse-case scenario involves seeing more than two-and-a-half times the average precipitation, Swain said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
This year's 80% pass rate for maths and English GCSEs ranks the school high within the Sunderland local authority, and well above the average for England, where 57% passed maths and 60% passed English.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
The bus ride down Arlington Avenue was extremely short, so Jake amused himself by silently factoring percentages for passengers versus bus capacity and average number of potholes per city block.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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But similar averages of CPCB's published data for 14 of those 24 hours produced a much lower figure of 299 micrograms.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
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
The organization updates its out-of-pocket cost averages every five years.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Across the sheet are averages and standard deviations for the 107 dogs most recently adopted.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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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
Across 7.4 overs, Beardman averaged 86.5 mph – his quickest match on record.
From BBC ● 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
Yaxel Lendeborg has averaged 21.2 points per game as a rookie to help lead the Golden State Warriors to a 7-3 record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
It was also at about this time that they were able to work out that the cycle of Yellowstone’s eruptions averaged one massive blow every 600,000 years.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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The agency expects throughput to recover to 84.7 million barrels a day in December, before averaging 84.3 million barrels a day in 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
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
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
The class is averaging an 83.75 so far, not including homework.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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