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Ordinary ratepayers do not get seats at the table where supply contracts are written.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Ordinary money-market funds and dividend-focused stock funds both pay close to 3.5% now, and safe, short-term bonds, closer to 4%, versus the S&P 500’s yield of just 1%.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Ordinary air travelers have been dumbfounded by the chaos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
Bobby told BBC Scotland's News at Seven programme: "Ordinary people can do extraordinary things."
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
“The spell I am going to try and teach you is highly advanced magic, Harry — well beyond Ordinary Wizarding Level. It is called the Patronus Charm.”
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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