median
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"We're in a region where the unemployment rate is the highest in the country and the median salary is among the lowest, so we try to do our bit."
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
“The 6-month median return implies the S&P 500 could reach 7,400,” says Lee, referring to that 9.2% historical upward move.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
The March median home price, up 18% from last year, surpassed the April 2022 peak of $2 million, according to Compass.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
A Journal analysis of IRS filings from 128 North Dakota nonprofits reporting charitable-gaming revenue found that from 2018 to 2023, the median nonprofit’s revenue roughly doubled, while expenses rose 50%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
There’s no parking area around Levy' Pants, the neighborhood’s living median or something is too low to support a big market, and on and on again.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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