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average

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




VERB
obtain numerical mean
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“Mandalorian” got an average grade of A- from audiences, according to market research firm CinemaScore.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Last year, the Trade Unions Congress produced analysis which estimated that in 2024 3.8 million people worked an average of 7.2 unpaid hours a week, losing out on earnings of £8,000 per year.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

That cycle, the average winning Texas House campaign cost $354,000, TransparencyUSA reported.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

The average age of people in the reports was 56, and 54% were women.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

The doctor concluded that she was paranoid, but noted, as Hoover put it, that she “perceives items which would escape the observation of the average individual.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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