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average

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




VERB
obtain numerical mean
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Global average air temperatures in August were 16.96C,

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Now the Dodgers are without Freeman, the team’s leading hitter with a .297 average.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Indeed, no bowler since World War II with at least 100 Test wickets has a better average than Robinson.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

After the Program, only “an estimated average of 16” had a job.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Fifty thousand pounds in modern money, using a retail price index, but £725,000 in modern money using an average wage multiplier.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Whereas in the U.S., directly following a hike, the relative return averages a loss of almost 2%.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

He said the current diesel spike is not exceptionally high when put in the context of inflation-adjusted averages over the last two decades.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

He averages 23.9 against southpaws compared with 31.3 against right-handers - helpful for England because Tongue and Atkinson's records are almost a mirror image.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Miles averages 20 points and 6.2 assists per game, ranking among the top 10 in the league for both statistics.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Enrique’s train runs only a few times a week, but it averages three derailments a month—seventeen accidents in a particularly bad month—by the count of Jorge Reinoso, chief of operations for Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab, the railroad.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

At its peak, the UK version of the international drag competition averaged at around 1.5 million viewers per episode.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Gasoline prices across the country averaged $4.2245 per gallon as of Wednesday, up 10 cents a gallon in the past week — up more than $1 a gallon in the past year.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

Last season, the show averaged 9.1 million viewers, up 9%, according to Nielsen.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

It was also Roberts’ only big play on a night where he averaged less than two yards per carry.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

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

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

They see Brent crude averaging $83 a barrel in the second half of this year and $75 a barrel in 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Diesel, the fuel of choice for heavy-duty commercial trucks, is averaging $5.62 a gallon nationwide, compared with an average of $5.30 a gallon just a month ago, according to AAA.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

Even the NBA Finals ratings during the COVID-19 pandemic were at an all-time low, averaging just 7.45 million viewers for the Lakers’ six-game, bubble series win over the Miami Heat.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Then, in eight games last season, he threw more interceptions than touchdowns and took 23 sacks, averaging one roughly every 10 dropbacks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

He told us he had started in Maine in deep snow and had been endlessly caught in blizzards, but was still averaging twenty-five miles a day.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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