below average

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The cooler pattern is expected to bring temperatures 5 to 15 degrees below average Tuesday, with highs staying mostly in the mid- to upper-60s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Average returns during quarters of greater-than-20% growth were barely positive, and well below average.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Global sea levels continued to rise, and Arctic sea ice extent was well below average.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

According to NPR, “official government tallies show that foreign direct investment last year was $288 billion — slightly less than the previous year and below average for the last 10 years.”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Even Doug Swieteck had passed sixth-grade mathematics, and he had grades that were really decidedly below average.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt