average

Example Sentences

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It expects transport volumes to continue increasing this year, but with slower market growth and rising capacity, the average freight rate is expected to decline.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although tiny by Northern Ireland standards, it is more than twice the size of the average Rwandan farm.

From BBC

"I was watching these girls smashing each other into the mud on and thinking I'm a United States international but I'm not actually as good as the average person here," she says.

From BBC

A promise to increase NHS staff pay by an average of 4% has also been ticked off, with inflation driving public sector pay deals much higher than was anticipated in 2021.

From BBC

The fund would have average growth of about 8.5% over 75 years, which could cover about 75% of the projected shortfall in Social Security.

From MarketWatch