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ordinarily

[awr-dn-air-uh-lee, awr-dn-er-uh-lee] / ˌɔr dnˈɛər ə li, ˈɔr dnˌɛr ə li /


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“Carroll’s trial rested fundamentally on improper propensity evidence that courts ordinarily disavow,” Trump’s lawyers wrote in a legal brief.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

This one, ordinarily known as the MetLife, has more than 78,000 seats in the district of East Rutherford.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Step into your local supermarket, and you may find that those ordinarily humble broccoli bunches or cauliflower heads now carry higher price tags.

From Salon May 27, 2026

"Under EFL regulations, Southampton would ordinarily have 14 days to respond to the charges," the statement added.

From BBC May 8, 2026

Blaine did not laugh, as he ordinarily would have.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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