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That’s a big improvement from the 10,000 jobs a month added on average in 2025, but not as robust as 2024 when the country added 122,000 jobs a month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The U.S. economy added an above-forecast 162,000 jobs last month — yet Americans were spending an average of six months unemployed, the data showed.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Mark, he’s incredibly comfortable around people. Not just his peers, but average fans. Because he considers himself an average fan.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Over the past four years, central banks have accumulated an annual average of 1,000 tonnes of gold, up significantly from the 500 tonnes average over the preceding decade, according to the World Gold Council.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 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
He said the current diesel spike is not exceptionally high when put in the context of inflation-adjusted averages over the last two decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
He averages a league goal every 129 minutes in 2026 - which includes his first senior hat-trick against Burnley in April.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Miles averages 20 points and 6.2 assists per game, ranking among the top 10 in the league for both statistics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The proportion of stocks that are above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages “both remain above 55%, with the percentage above the 200-day at roughly 65%,” Newton says.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Enrique’s train runs only a few times a week, but it averages three derailments a month—seventeen accidents in a particularly bad month—by the count of Jorge Reinoso, chief of operations for Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab, the railroad.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
A year ago, prices averaged $3.712 a gallon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The total issued last year was $93bn, while before that it averaged less than $40bn a year.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
He averaged 7.1 yards per carry and 17.8 yards on 13 receptions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
In June, the U.S. premium averaged roughly $1.17 per pound.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
But in its second year Del Mar needed a boost; daily attendance averaged just six thousand.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
The two were almost identical for runs in behind, Jackson averaging 13 per 90 and Watkins 12.7, although the Englishman made slightly more runs which finished inside the penalty area.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The year before Tennessee hired Golesh, in 2020, they’d been a 3-7 team averaging 21.5 points per game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Today, more than 50% of students graduating with bachelor’s degrees have student loans averaging between $29,000 to $35,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Ogwumike has played 31.3 minutes per game for the Sparks this season while averaging 16.9 points and 8.7 rebounds, her most since 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
He kept careful track of the registration tallies: They were averaging an impressive seven thousand a week in midsummer but were still falling short of the goal.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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