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ordinarily

[awr-dn-air-uh-lee, awr-dn-er-uh-lee] / ˌɔr dnˈɛər ə li, ˈɔr dnˌɛr ə li /


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Because the black hole was not actively consuming matter, it would ordinarily have remained invisible.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

Although the agency possesses broad authority to issue market-monitoring requests, these lenders generally fall below its $10 billion supervisory threshold and therefore are not ordinarily subject to this level of scrutiny.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

This one, ordinarily known as the MetLife, has more than 78,000 seats in the district of East Rutherford.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Step into your local supermarket, and you may find that those ordinarily humble broccoli bunches or cauliflower heads now carry higher price tags.

From Salon May 27, 2026

He is searching for the beast that lives in him, Comrade Pillai had told them—frightened, wide-eyed children—when the ordinarily good-natured Bhima began to bay and snarl.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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