average

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Per matchday, they make an average of £4.5m from ticket income, the eighth highest in Europe.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“By carefully choosing our location, 90% of our daily needs are within a 10-minute stroll. Otherwise, we take taxis with an average fare of $2.50 or ride Cuenca’s light rail for 17 cents.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

During periods of high and rising price increases, oil-and-gas companies beat inflation 74% of the time and delivered an annual real return of about 12.9% a year on average, according to the analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Plainly that’s not coming from average Americans, but from the upper crust.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“It takes the average pupil four years for a diploma,” Tansy calculated.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck