below average

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The mountains and deserts could experience temperatures as much as 20 to 25 degrees below average.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

However, to come up with a list of individual names we screened in FactSet for utilities with above average yields and below average forward P/Es.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

This is the one attribute at which I'm not below average: body heft.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle