ordinary
Example Sentences
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On average, its dividend is moderately higher and its valuation somewhat lower than the ordinary S&P 500.
Capron was “perfectly willing” for these witnesses to “say for themselves what their opinions are …” In other words, if ordinary readers didn’t believe, they should ask their more distinguished neighbors.
From Literature
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That leaves bond investors to count Argentina’s beans as if it were a more-or-less ordinary credit, for now.
From Barron's
“Now they’re ordinary people, like me,” she said as she ticked through growth numbers.
This behavior was quite out of the ordinary.
From Literature
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