median
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While wealth has risen 10-fold since 1989, median incomes have risen fourfold, and that is before inflation.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
In 13 boroughs, the median price for all types of properties was above £450,000.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
There are tens of thousands of residential builders in America, and the annual median number of new housing starts among members of the National Association of Homebuilders is six.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The Cleveland Fed’s median PCE inflation rate calculation External link, which ranks the components of PCE inflation and picks the one in the middle, measured 2.8% year over year in April.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
In the disposition of capital cases in the United States, the median elapsed time between sentence and execution is approximately seventeen months.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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