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ordinary

[awr-dn-er-ee] / ˈɔr dnˌɛr i /




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A "very ordinary" bear was the first iteration of the company's now-booming plush charms, sharing a market with Chinese toymaker Pop Mart's wildly popular Labubus.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

But Buffett wasn’t actually suggesting ordinary savers should make concentrated stock bets the way he did at Berkshire Hathaway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

There was a vague feeling of unease about all of this - but it was difficult for ordinary people living nearby to prove there was anything amiss.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 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

It was a drab, ordinary lie to want them.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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