usually
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If you heat up food—by frying it in a pan, for example—it will usually form some amount of acrylamide without adding any other ingredients at all.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Inspectors general are the ones who usually conduct leak investigations, which can take weeks or months.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
All villains and warriors have an Achilles’ heel, and for female roles in particular, it’s usually sacrificing themselves to protect their family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Even if someone is involuntarily hospitalized, he usually only gets a week or less, not enough time to be stabilized, and then is dumped on the street again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
That’s usually followed by a dull ache in my chest when I remember that she’s gone.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
