conventional
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But adding dual-fuel or “fuel ready” engine systems, which can be gutted and reconstructed later if regulators force a shift away from conventional fuels, costs about $10 million per ship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The hybrid approach outperforms leading models that rely only on conventional computers.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
Although these days, as many fan-facing authors know, the “unconventional” book event is becoming increasingly, well, conventional.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Trump is a political survivor who has demonstrated a remarkable ability to confound conventional wisdom.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
He tried to warn Dreiser: “If you marry now—and a conventional and narrow woman at that, one older than you, you’re gone.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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