ordinary
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Unlike ordinary matter, dark matter does not interact with light or electromagnetic forces, making gravity the only known way to detect its presence.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
The Duffys are not ordinary Americans piling into a minivan for a modest summer vacation.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
Ever since British geologists extracted diamonds in the 1930s, the country's mineral wealth has rarely reached ordinary people.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Their conversation explores what liberalism really is at its core, how both the political left and right have drifted into illiberalism, and what ordinary citizens can do to restore faith in liberal principles and institutions.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
Why couldn’t they speak like ordinary human beings?
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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