average
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According to the most recent weekly data, commercial inventories fell by about 8 million barrels to 434 million barrels, about 3% below their five-year average for this time of year.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
On average, a total solar eclipse is visible from any given spot on Earth only once every 400 years.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The average vehicle on U.S. roads is about 13 years old, a historic high and a 10% jump from a decade ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
The Japanese pitcher threw all three of his pitches harder than his yearly average.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
In other words, the average forager had wider, deeper and more varied knowledge of her immediate surroundings than most of her modern descendants.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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