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According to data from Apartments.com, the average rent price in New York City is $4,197, and Williamsburg even surpasses that—the median rent price is $5,100, according to competitor platform StreetEasy.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
The average one-carat natural diamond fetches $3,415, about 47% less than it did a decade ago, according to Zimnisky.
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
The Dodgers’ billionaire owner, hardly an average fan, is under intense scrutiny these days, following the sale of his controlling interest in the Lakers and a federal investigation into his business dealings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
These are approximate, average ranges for each voice category.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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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
Flock’s data indicate their cameras helped locate more than 10,000 missing persons in 2025 alone, which averages about 27 people a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Bitcoin has broken its intermediate downtrend, reclaimed important moving averages and pushed through resistance on stronger volume.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
That number is less than the so-called mega dinghies seen this summer but matches recent averages as well as the general trend of rising passenger numbers.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Then Roy remembered that his father seemed to have a supernatural memory—for instance, he could still recite the batting averages of the entire starting lineup for the 1978 New York Yankees.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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It was also Roberts’ only big play on a night where he averaged less than two yards per carry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Another daily read of mortgage rates by Mortgage News Daily, which runs a daily survey of lenders, said the 30-year rate averaged 6.91% as of Tuesday, Sept. 2.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Error rates climbed during the pandemic and averaged 10.6% across all states last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
He averaged 7.1 yards per carry and 17.8 yards on 13 receptions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
We averaged about two dollars a day during the summer.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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Then, in eight games last season, he threw more interceptions than touchdowns and took 23 sacks, averaging one roughly every 10 dropbacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
On this occasion, Tongue was England's fastest bowler, averaging 87.1mph, while Robinson was England's slowest at 78.4mph.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Graduates in England have among the highest levels of student debt in the developed world, with balances averaging over $70,000 when repayment starts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
That could leave Brent averaging in the mid-$80 a barrel through the rest of 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 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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