bell curve
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“I don’t think it’s reached the top of the bell curve by any means,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
Here's what I want to tell them: I'm at the bottom of a bell curve.
From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023
Rather than returns that fit into an even bell curve, a few bets wildly outperform the rest, in some cases with one of a firm’s investments outperforming the remainder of its portfolio.
From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022
It’s helpful to look at temperatures like a bell curve, rather than just the average which doesn’t reveal “hidden extremes,” said Princeton University climate scientist Gabe Vecchi.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2022
Colin saw the Dumper/Dumpee dichotomy on a bell curve.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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