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average

[av-er-ij, av-rij] / ˈæv ər ɪdʒ, ˈæv rɪdʒ /




VERB
obtain numerical mean
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But adult male brown bears average up to 408kg in mid-summer and often pack on the equivalent of 25% of their body weight by autumn.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The average wealth for a household in this group is more than $200 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Meanwhile, the total average monthly Part D premium for stand-alone prescription-drug plans is projected to increase to $36 from $35.09, CMS said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

The triple lock means the state pension currently increases annually in line with inflation, average wage growth or 2.5%, whichever is highest.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

“Since there is an equal chance of a marble bouncing left or right at each peg, the marble stacks in the bins below will, on average, form the classic bell-shaped curve of normal distribution.”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

Remarkably, just 2% of global equity market indices are trading above both their 50-day and 200-day moving averages, down from 66% a week ago, the strategists find.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Tarlov, 42, has been a sturdy liberal counterweight at “The Five,” which averages 3.5 million viewers daily, according to Nielsen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Ben Duckett made the only century of the summer, yet averages 23 since the beginning of the Ashes.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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

In one seven-month period in 1971, Gates and his cohorts ran up 1,575 hours of computer time on the ISI mainframe, which averages out to eight hours a day, seven days a week.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

The WHO's guideline sets 100 micrograms of ozone per cubic metre as the maximum recommended level of exposure, averaged over eight hours.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

He averaged 7.7 rebounds and shot 47.6%, including 36.6% from three-point range.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

He was talked about as the world's best all-format batter after his 149 against India last summer but has averaged 27.15 since then across formats.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 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

He stood six-foot-eight and averaged thirty points per game.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

But despite taking the first set, he was distinctly below par throughout the best-of-three encounter, averaging just 82.41.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

He gave up a pair of singles, but his fastball had a little extra life in the short stint, averaging 98.7 mph and topping out at 101.7.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 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

Instead, he gradually narrowed his feet, now averaging 19 inches apart rather than 31.5 inches apart from April and May.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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




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