average
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The U.S. increased crude oil exports in April and May to more than five million barrels a day, a jump from an average of about four million barrels a day in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Borrowers owed an average of $1,381 in 2025, nearly double what it was in 2009, according to Atlas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The calculation compares average inflation for the third quarter of the current year with average inflation for the third quarter of the prior year—the percentage increase between the two is the COLA.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Social Security currently pays the average retiree about $2,026 per month.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
He proceeded cautiously: “She… looks… like your average badger.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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