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For Wales it was 7.9mm of rainfall, also 8% of its long-term average for the month and almost a third of the previous record of 22.6mm, again set in 1911.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

In all, WSI paid around $500 less, on average, for active claims in 2025—around $4,100 last year, compared with $4,600 in 2016.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

She played center field for the Hampton University softball team and where she posted a career batting average of .225 with 34 hits, 24 runs and 16 RBIs over two seasons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

KMA data show the average annual number of heatwave days in the country has more than doubled to 19 over the past five years, from eight in the 1970s.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

Me, I’m average everything with dull, straight brown hair, baby-fat cheeks, and gray-blue eyes a girl once described as “colorless.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

“This will continue to see Russian crude exports reduced” by 1 million-2 million barrels per day compared with June averages, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The forecast dividend yield, meaning the dividends divided by the share price, is just 2.83% — again, well below averages and down sharply from the 3.6% at the end of last year.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

Since the beginning of 2025, he averages 70 in this format.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Hamby averages 3.2 fouls per game and has expressed frustration about the new officiating norms this season, but has avoided true foul trouble.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

Dear Diary, Ever since Ms. Gruwell announced that the Freedom Writers with the top thirty-five grade point averages would win computers when we graduated, I started getting As and Bs on my report card.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

Over Tucker’s previous five major league seasons, he averaged .269 with 26 homers and 86 RBIs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

U.S. retail prices of gasoline and diesel averaged $4.11 a gallon and $5.35 a gallon, respectively, on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Renewable diesel volumes hit 3.8 million gallons a day, and ethanol production volumes averaged 4.7 million gallons a day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Littler has averaged more than 109 in all four matches in this year's tournament as he looks to join Taylor and Michael van Gerwen as the only back-to-back winners of the Matchplay.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

I spent five sols driving in circles; I averaged 93 kilometers per sol.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Root has sparkled since relinquishing the captaincy, averaging over 54 since June 2022 compared to an average of 46.44 in the five years prior and scoring 16 of his 41 Test centuries.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

The program officially went into effect on July 1, and as of a few days ago, the city is averaging about 150 violations per month, including the warning period that began May 1, Thomas said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Analysts at the investment bank, led by Daan Struyven, see oil prices averaging $100 a barrel next year if traffic continues to be affected through the waterway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

However since his recall, Root has enjoyed a remarkable uptick in form, averaging 81.5 from 21 innings with four centuries.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

The Crane family had been averaging a move almost once a year ever since.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman