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That platform accounts for around 2% of sales, he said, and the customers who buy these drinks tend to spend around $16 on average on a meal overall, about 40% to 50% more than average.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline, a change of 44.2% since the start of the Iran war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Digital media used "maxxing" nearly 19 times more in August 2026 compared to the 2025 monthly average, Dictionary.com found.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The guys making mid-to-high six-figure salaries aren’t connected with the average lovelorn, longing moviegoer — go figure!
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
On average, Japan experiences about two thousand earthquakes that are strong enough to be felt every year.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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"And even if we obtained some averages at some point, we still wouldn't be able to make universal statements about health risks in the region," Weissenborn cautions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Ranked by the International Cricket Council as the best Test batter in the world, Brook averages 53.08 in the longer format of the game.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Southern California’s fire season typically peaks in July and August, when each day averages a roughly 22% chance of significant fire, Shameson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
That weighting method resulted in smaller reported overall differences between the large providers and the comparison groups than would result from using raw averages or weighting by beneficiaries served.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
In school, of course, they always managed to make it sound really boring, all graphs and averages and measuring people’s pupils when they looked at different faces.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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Waitsia output has averaged 235 terajoules per day following a successful September shutdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
For instance, the six collegiate games between two top-25 teams last weekend averaged 3:26.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Before the pandemic, Porto said, the bakery averaged 100 orders a day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
They had averaged less than a point a game since then.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
He stood six-foot-eight and averaged thirty points per game.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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The studio’s films have historically demonstrated strong theatrical staying power, with its five previous features averaging around 3.6 times their opening weekend domestically, according to Fathom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
The 27-year-old is averaging almost a goal per game and has scored more than half of Liverpool's Premier League goals this season.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Regular unleaded is averaging about $4.29 a gallon.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
In 2018, dairy milk was the most commonly added ingredient by weight, averaging 21.4 grams per day.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
With no tent, and often navigating with nothing better than road maps, he walked for 123 days, from April to August, averaging seventeen miles a day.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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