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With shares trading at just 3.7 times forward earnings — a 65% discount to their historical average — he thinks Sandisk has been unfairly hammered.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2026
The Greek economy is growing faster than the European Union average, albeit from a depressed level.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
One astronomical unit represents the average distance separating Earth and the Sun.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
Sy Dusk, Feeld’s senior product analyst, noted that the app’s users interested in nonmonogamy skew older, on average, than its general user population.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Mrs. Fairfax turned out to be what she appeared, a placid-tempered, kind-natured woman, of competent education and average intelligence.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
These findings challenge the popular account, but averages can conceal individual misconduct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Jenkins, who averages 8.6 points across his career, should be a familiar Lakers foe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
The S&P 500’s forward price-to-earnings ratio is below its five-year and 10-year averages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
He averages a solid 42.69 in first-class cricket in the County Championship.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
“It’s the batting averages of the Johnston Jupiters. We’ve got to be ready for this game!”
From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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
The Nasdaq has averaged a move of 1.93 percentage points, higher or lower, over the last 10 trading sessions, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 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
He averaged 33.9 points, 9.2 rebounds and 9.8 assists during the regular season then led the Mavericks to the NBA Finals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
The next best reader averaged from a hundred to a hundred and ten papers.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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
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
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
Vinny Dawson had been averaging 250 passing yards a game.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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