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as in median
being about midway between extremes of amount or size
since a Chihuahua seems as impractical as a Saint Bernard, let's get a dog of more average dimensions
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as in normal
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
just an average day at the office
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as in typical
having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind
the company's marketing people want to interview average teenagers to see what kinds of clothes appeal to them
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as in norm
what is typical of a group, class, or series
my cat's a cut above the average when it comes to being a finicky eater
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as in to measure
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as in to equalize
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Recent Examples of average
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
The average Jewish day school tuition for the last school year was over $23,000, according to Prizmah.
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Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
30 June 2026
Goldman Sachs lowered its Brent crude forecasts, cutting its fourth-quarter 2026 and its 2027 average.
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Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
30 June 2026
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
According to the market research company Ipsos, around 4 in 10 Americans have been scammed while booking places to stay online, and the losses average almost $2,000.
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Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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Adjective
For 2026, the V6 generates 536 hp (400 kW), and the electric motor adds another 469 hp (350 kW), but only when there’s charge in the battery, which isn’t for that much of an average lap.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
The average Jewish day school tuition for the last school year was over $23,000, according to Prizmah.
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Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Noun
Trustee vacancies across the 15 museums stood at 15 percent in October 2025, while appointments took an average of 219 days, well above the government’s 90-day target.
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Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
30 June 2026
Goldman Sachs lowered its Brent crude forecasts, cutting its fourth-quarter 2026 and its 2027 average.
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Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
30 June 2026
Verb
Goldman Sachs cut its oil price forecast Tuesday, projecting Brent to average $80 in late 2026 and $75 in 2027, citing a faster-than-expected recovery in Persian Gulf crude flows.
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Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
According to the market research company Ipsos, around 4 in 10 Americans have been scammed while booking places to stay online, and the losses average almost $2,000.
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Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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The median cumulative earnings for UC graduates over a 20-year period amounts to more than $2 million, data from 2024 shows.
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The median cost for full-time care for an infant in Los Angeles County was $1,209 a month at a family child-care home and $1,818 a month at a center in 2024, according to data from the California Budget & Policy Center.
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Shah adds that many women feel their best when ferritin levels are at least between 40 and 70 ng/ml for optimal energy and hair health, even if lab ranges suggest lower levels are ‘normal’.
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People are being asked to have their trash and recycling at the curb at least one hour prior to their normal pickup time.
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Treatments start at $49, which is a bargain compared to typical pest control treatments that cost nearly three times that amount.
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The rules called for the combatants to square off with just eight paces between them — rather than the 20 or 30 paces typical of the time — and both men hit their targets.
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Quakers were countercultural from the start, seeing women as having spiritual authority equal to men, challenging gender norms of the time, refusing to bear arms and committing to non-violence.
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The answer is to design new workplace norms that treat connection as a core part of how work gets done.
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MoneyLion ranked the nation's 50 most affluent suburbs by household income, as measured in the 2024 American Community Survey.
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Researchers also measured static electric fields by observing how stray fields displaced the ion from its resting position.
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After Japan took a 1-0 lead in the first half, Brazil relentlessly attacked in the second half, equalizing in the 56th minute before scoring again with only a minute to spare in stoppage time.
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Paraguay took the lead when Julio Enciso scored on a header late in the first half, but Kai Havertz equalized in the 52nd minute for four-time champion Germany.
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Lander also backs an ultra-wealth tax on individuals worth over $1 billion, as well as the Equal Tax Act, which matches tax rates for capital gains and ordinary income over $1 million.
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In 2022 long-term acute care hospitals accounted for 56 percent of screening detections and ordinary acute care hospitals for 25; by 2024 the proportions had inverted, to 36 and 51.
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Its value proposition is strong since each trim comes with a long list of standard features.
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Under the standard plan, borrowers will have between 10 years and 25 years to repay their loans depending on the amount borrowed.
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“Average.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/average. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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