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For the average retired worker, who collects about $2,071 a month, a 3.6% raise means close to $75 more in each check starting in January.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
The average rate for an easy access cash ISA was 2.77%.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The average monthly Part D premium is projected to increase by $17 for prescription drug plans but by less than $2 for Medicare Advantage prescription drug coverage, KFF found.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Dimorphos travels around Didymos at an average separation of just 1.15 kilometers, moving at a speed of approximately 18 centimeters per second.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
All over Japan, people began to realize that this was not an average event.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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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
The organization updates its out-of-pocket cost averages every five years.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
"And even if we obtained some averages at some point, we still wouldn't be able to make universal statements about health risks in the region," Weissenborn cautions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Ranked by the International Cricket Council as the best Test batter in the world, Brook averages 53.08 in the longer format of the game.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
The huge birds flapped frantically skyward, bumping into each other in their haste to flee, and perhaps one bird broke its wing against another bird, or perhaps—the law of averages notwithstanding—Bernabe actually hit one.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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According to ship tracker Kpler, oil flows through the strait, including associated ship-to-ship transfers, averaged around 7.8 million barrels a day in the week through Nov. 1, around 45% of prewar levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Up until the start of 2025, Bavuma averaged 46.85 against spin but since then his record drops to 21.37.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
At ExxonMobil, oil prices averaged around $85 per barrel during the period, about a third more than in the 2025 quarter.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Lovering was with Memphis’ G League affiliate, where he averaged 7.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 30 games last season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
We have averaged about ten and a half miles a day; eleven and a half omitting the two days spent waiting out the blizzard.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Westbrook put up phenomenal individual numbers, averaging a triple-double, but the Thunder limped to a first-round playoff exit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Meanwhile, Status reported that October 2026 is Fox News’ lowest-rated month since December 2023, with the network averaging 1.1 million total-day viewers.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is up 107 basis points from a year ago, averaging 7.37% as of Oct.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
The 27-year-old is averaging almost a goal per game and has scored more than half of Liverpool's Premier League goals this season.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
I had 400 plants, probably averaging 5 potatoes each; 2000 taters.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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