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Churches know better than to hold a second collection every Sunday to cover ordinary expenses, because parishioners may get tired of giving.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
He argues Peru's wealth originating from its natural resources doesn't reach ordinary people or the often rural communities where a lot of mining takes place.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Indeed, seasonings help transform an ordinary cheese or pepperoni pizza into something with more pizzazz.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
If successful, such systems could transform emergency oil spill response by converting ordinary fires into highly efficient cleanup tools.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
On the outside, she was pretty enough—blond hair, watery blue eyes, upturned nose—but if a smile can make an ordinary person beautiful, a scowl can make a beautiful person ugly.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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