on the average
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But that responsibility of figuring out what’s truly safe and unsafe shouldn’t fall on the average consumer, Benesh emphasizes.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
Costs were down 5% on the average of the prior two quarters, which helps support Storey’s upgraded EPS forecasts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
But the Dow comprises only 30 companies, weighted by share prices, so a sharp change in an expensive stock can exert strong pressure on the average.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
The report’s conclusion relies on the average speed of answer, which includes callbacks so that callers are not actively waiting on the phone.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025
Archaeologists have demonstrated that the first farmers in many areas were smaller and less well nourished, suffered from more serious diseases, and died on the average at a younger age than the hunter-gatherers they replaced.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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