ordinary

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Or maybe the rousing stories of ordinary people rising up against injustice stir something within him, something so deep that it allows him to forget which side of that conflict he’s on.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Going public -- known as an IPO, or initial public offering -- means ordinary investors can buy a slice of a company for the first time.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

When two objects are separated by an extremely small distance, only a few hundred nanometers, heat can travel between them much more efficiently than it does under ordinary conditions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

But as the middle-class splinters along generational lines, other political experts warn that many ordinary Angelenos feel increasingly shut out of L.A. politics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

From the front and back of each otherwise ordinary dress a large X had been cut out and replaced with cloth of another color.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom