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But as Justice Clarence Thomas writes for the Court, Chevron’s crude production “is closely connected” to its refining and “fits comfortably within the ordinary meaning of a suit ‘relating to’ the performance of federal duties.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It was a backlash against millionaires who were profiting off the backs of ordinary people.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
Outside court, Saffrine Duggan said her husband - who is being held in a maximum security prison - is "an ordinary Australian going about his business who broke no Australian law".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
"I don't know if there were jihadists at the market. We are just ordinary people," Mala Garba, 42, told AFP from a hospital in Borno state capital Maiduguri while recovering from bullet wounds.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Clara drew as close as she dared to Boaz, trying not to wonder what it would be like to date him, what they could be if they tried pretending to be an ordinary couple.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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