average
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Arellano: You know that Jake Tapper knows the average age of the audience tuning in to the debate is 65 or older when he quoted Johnny Carson’s famous Burbank putdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Aspiring permanent residents must now also earn a stable income at or above the Japanese average.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The average wealth for a household in this group is over $200 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The only month that has seen a bigger average decline has been October.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
“That poor family…Those pilots go up there day after day to fight off the German attacks. Did you hear that the average life expectancy for a Spitfire pilot is just four weeks?”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
If inflation averages 2% a year over the next 30 years, consumer prices will rise 81%.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
The historical averages are calculated over a 30-year period from 1991-2020, which matches the standard period used by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The averages were 519 for white students and 518 for Asian students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The agency said most production and trade flows may not return to preconflict averages until the second quarter of 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
He was staring at the batting averages, but he saw nothing except the image of a little girl in a brown plaid skirt, scared out of her wits, biting her lower lip.
From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements
Roy, Borthkur and colleagues found that the signal remained weak when observations from every direction around the galaxies were averaged together.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
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
Under Michael Carrick, they have averaged 1.5 points per game with more than 50% possession.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The rushing attack wasn’t much better, as the Trojans averaged a mere 3.6 yards per rush.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
He averaged 38.3 miles a day, with ten or eleven hours of running.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Ogwumike was rookie of the year after averaging 14 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
That said, in comparison to last term, which was overseen by Rodgers, Nancy and O'Neill, Celtic's Premiership numbers show they are currently averaging a far better goal concession rate while scoring and shooting more.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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
This month, as intensification of the Iran conflict pushed energy prices higher, gasoline prices have risen further, with regular averaging $4.30 on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Vinny Dawson had been averaging 250 passing yards a game.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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