typical

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A typical fab processes silicon wafers in batches, moving them together through different stages of printing and etching to build chips layer by layer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

At first glance, the specimen looked typical for its age.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

A typical savings account at a bank might be paying you one-tenth of 1%, at a time when you can easily earn 3.5% or more in a high-yield savings account.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

It might not be the typical way people use their bath time, but it’s something I’ve always enjoyed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Ancient farmers might seem to us dirt poor, but a typical family possessed more artefacts than an entire forager tribe.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari