average person
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One of the challenges with the current screening recommendations is that the average person should start getting screened at age 45, for at least the next 30 years.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
“Even if the economic pie is getting a touch smaller, the average person is getting a bigger piece of it,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
As of 2020, 181 million Americans consumed pretzels, with the average person indulging in an estimated two pounds per year, according to data from the US Statista Research Department.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
Imagine just being an average person holding that secret.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Nearly every dinosaur that the average person can name– stegosaurus, brontosaurus, diplodocus, triceratops–was found by one or the other of them.*
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
