median
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The S&P 500 is up nearly 8% this year, but a high sentiment index often precedes a 13% median decline.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The median sale price rose to $429,300, up 1.3% from a year earlier and the highest reading for May on record.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The median patient was 64 and no one over 75 was enrolled.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
The median length of unemployment showed nearly three months on the job hunt — 11.6 weeks in May, an increase when compared to April as well as a year ago.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
She blabbed hysterically about Billy and the airplane crash, and then she put her car in gear and crossed the median divider, leaving her exhaust system behind.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
Vocabulary lists containing median
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