median
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A 2022 UC Merced study found that farmworkers face deep socioeconomic barriers: 42% reported low food security, and many live in overcrowded housing, with a median wage of $16,000 per year.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The New York Fed found that in March, the latest available data, median inflation expectations increased to 3.4% at the one-year-ahead horizon.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
The median two-income family today earns about $140,000, double what the median single-income family earns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The national median rate for a private room at a nursing home tops $129,000 a year.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Lolo steps off the median, and Roli lurches us out of the lane.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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