ordinarily

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A reading of 53.3 would ordinarily be celebrated, especially after underperformance by manufacturers since the pandemic, but S&P Global Market Intelligence Economics Director Paul Smith said April’s number should be treated with caution.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

After weeks of bombing and counter-strikes, focus has shifted to the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, which ordinarily carries around a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

He said that performers who ordinarily would leap at the chance to play U.S. festivals are taking hard looks at the payoffs and risks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Arsenal awarded Manninger a league winner's medal following the 1997-98 season despite him not having played the required number of games ordinarily required.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

She nipped his finger, perhaps rather harder than she would ordinarily have done, but hooted softly in a reassuring sort of way all the same.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling