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conventional

[kuhn-ven-shuh-nl] / kənˈvɛn ʃə nl /




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The fuel performed on par with conventional ionic liquid propellants typically used in electric propulsion systems.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Michael, in “All Her Fault” you are playing someone who could be a much more conventional detective character, but reveals more layers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

By any conventional measure, it should be regrouping after defeat.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Utilities and real estate investment trusts rose on Friday about 0.9% and 0.7%, respectively, while home builders, airlines, and conventional infrastructure stocks slipped only modestly.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Yet his siblings, with the same parents and same unsettled childhoods, followed a more conventional path in adulthood.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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