average person
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The whole point of a cat-and-mouse tale is to show us how clever the mouse is, but Daniel doesn’t do anything the average person wouldn’t think of.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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
According to The Pacific Community, the average person in Kiribati consumes around 100kg of fish a year.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Imagine just being an average person holding that secret.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
The average person in Jericho of 8500 BC lived a harder life than the average person in Jericho of 9500 BC or 13,000 BC.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
