typical

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When he bought his first home in Zug 25 years ago, it was a typical small town and affordable for a young family, Zimmermann said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Meanwhile at Locke, documentation shows that the typical student is achieving a year or more of learning every school year, Green Dot says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Around one-third of the shares will be set aside for everyday investors -- of which many are die-hard believers in Musk -- a far larger slice than a typical IPO offers.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The consumer-price index for May, due out Wednesday morning, is forecast to increase a sharp 0.5%, almost three times the typical monthly increase.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Since the typical well-educated European was male, I use masculine pronouns when writing about the early modern period; I do not do this when writing about our own intellectual life.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton