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In the bank’s downside price scenario, Brent crude could decline into the $60s in 2027 if average output from the Persian Gulf rises to 2.5 million barrels a day above the 2025 figure.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
The network’s total day average was 1.1 million viewers in October, down from 1.5 million a year earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
The average Netflix subscriber watches about 9% less than three years ago, by Wells Fargo’s estimate, based on Netflix’s disclosures of viewing hours and the bank’s own subscriber estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
It also lags behind the European Union average of nearly 75 percent, according to the storage tracking platform AGSI.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
For, I cannot adequately express what pain it gave me to think that Estella should show any favour to a contemptible, clumsy, sulky booby, so very far below the average.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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Taken as an aggregate, polling averages and not individual surveys can provide a more accurate prediction.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Yet investors haven’t shied away: HCA now trades at about 15 times forward earnings and Tenet at 13 times, both above their five-year averages, according to FactSet data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 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
The teachers know who got each award and who finished the year with the best GPA, but they won’t publish exam grades and final averages on the student portal until after today’s ceremony.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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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
As of Wednesday, regular gasoline averaged $4.25 a gallon in the U.S., according to AAA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 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
There was a time when, from his insertion into the 2019 Ashes as a concussion substitute until the end of England's next quest to win back the earn, Labuschagne averaged 65 in Test cricket.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
I averaged 80 kilometers per sol on my way to Pathfinder.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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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
Smart’s team doesn’t have a single rusher or receiver averaging even 50 yards per game, and none of the Bulldogs will sniff the Heisman Trophy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
The Lakers entered the game averaging a league-best 128 points per game and the Trail Blazers were right behind them at 126 points per game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 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
At the cafeteria, where a shrinking slice of my consciousness still resided, Daisy was telling Mychal that his averaging project shouldn’t be about people named Mychal but about imprisoned men who’d later been exonerated.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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