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average

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




VERB
obtain numerical mean
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A gallon of diesel cost $7.42 on average in California on Sunday, up from $5.10 before the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

There is no proven cure for Ebola, with the average fatality rate is around 50%, according to the WHO.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

As of Friday, the nation’s average gas price sat at around $4.53 a gallon, according to AAA.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

Overall, the central bank received an average grade of a B-plus for its communications in 2025, according to Brookings.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

In other words, the average forager had wider, deeper and more varied knowledge of her immediate surroundings than most of her modern descendants.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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