average

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The CBO in February projected growth of 2.4% this year, 1.9% growth next year and 1.8% average growth for the next nine years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The amount paid will rise within days by 4.8% in line with average wages, owing to the triple lock policy.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The drab Chevron at the edge of Chinatown these days is charging nearly $9 a gallon, $3 more than the Los Angeles area’s average of $5.72.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

However, the fund’s long-term trend remains healthy, with the 50-week simple moving average sloping higher.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

For, I cannot adequately express what pain it gave me to think that Estella should show any favour to a contemptible, clumsy, sulky booby, so very far below the average.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens