ordinary
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Ordinary people had borrowed money to buy stocks because they believed they were a sure thing, and there was no safety net upon which they could fall, except the cold, hard asphalt of the streets.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Ordinary money-market funds and dividend-focused stock funds both pay close to 3.5% now, and safe, short-term bonds, closer to 4%, versus the S&P 500’s yield of just 1%.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Bobby told BBC Scotland's News at Seven programme: "Ordinary people can do extraordinary things."
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
US singer Alex Warren's track Ordinary was the third-biggest single of the year, while Benson Boone's Beautiful Things rounded out the top five.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
Ordinary Owsla—sentries—were not too hard to find, but officers were another matter and he had lost three in less than a month.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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