conventional
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Saudi Arabia will work with US-based firms to develop its civilian nuclear technology, opening a lucrative market for companies like Westinghouse that manufacture large-scale conventional nuclear reactors.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Bitcoin may benefit from demand for assets operating outside conventional financial channels, but during sudden geopolitical shocks it often behaves like a high-risk technology investment, leaving it vulnerable to rapid selling when investors reduce exposure.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The midpoint of that range is roughly ten times greater than conventional carbon footprint estimates.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Wakamatsu described Freedman’s model of minor league teams as “somewhere between conventional baseball and the Savannah Bananas” and believes the Asian style could take hold in Irvine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Where the conventional view had been that lands close to the equator must be uninhabitable, this had turned out to be nonsense.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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