median

Example Sentences

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Peer nation is the median of the 8 other nations in the dataset.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The Scottish Ambulance Service records the median weekly response time by a prioritised colour-coded system.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The median amount American workers have saved for retirement is only $955 when including people who have nothing saved at all, a recent report from the National Institute on Retirement Security found.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The time it takes those applicants to obtain building permits has steadily grown from a median of 127 days in December, when The Times first calculated the figure, to 155 days currently.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He’d have to cross to the median of the highway, but then it would be a short sprint.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan