average

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If Gulf countries can’t fully restore their production, prices could average $115.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Fix your bond exposure: If your bond fund’s average duration is more than seven years, you are betting inflation returns to 2% fast.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The average residential customer pays $250 to $490 a year for that spending.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The U.S. created on average 15,000 jobs each month over the past half year, compared with 78,000 added each month in the same period a year prior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The doctor concluded that she was paranoid, but noted, as Hoover put it, that she “perceives items which would escape the observation of the average individual.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann